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Huh (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

No I'm not. Why would I use feet to measure a mountain's height?

[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest#surveys