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"So is rest of the earth" ... when taken as a whole, though. Switzerland is not flat as a pancake, for example.
by peteretep 5y ago
"So is rest of the earth" ... when taken as a whole, though. Switzerland is not flat as a pancake, for example.
- HJain13 5y agoFrom what I understood from the video, the surface irregularities a general pancake can have when stretched to dimensions of the earth would lead to 10km high feature; Given even Mt. Everest is <9km, I am not sure why Switzerland wouldn't fit the definition edit: Typo
- pintxo 5y agoIf you stretch the pancake only to the dimensions of Switzerland, the vertical features would be a lot less high. And Switzerland has quite some height differences within a small area.
- cjwilliams 5y agoOr a more extreme example: If you stretched the pancake to just the width of Everest clearly Everest would be less flat.
- brudgers 5y agoThe peaks measure ~9km above sea level. The deepest portions of the ocean add another 3-4km.
- tnli 5y agoNot sure how to read this, but have you heard of the Mariana Trench?