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Gabu@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

People like you are why Mt. Everest had two feet added to its actual size so as to not seem too perfect.

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EarMaster@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
No I’m not. Why would I use feet to measure a mountain’s height?

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- Gabu@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Peak XV (measured in feet) was calculated to be exactly 29,000 ft (8,839.2 m) high, but was publicly declared to be 29,002 ft (8,839.8 m) in order to avoid the impression that an exact height of 29,000 feet (8,839.2 m) was nothing more than a rounded estimate.
  
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest#surveys
  
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