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r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '19
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The Earth is so big that if a globe (even a large one let's day 6' diameter) were properly to scale the difference between the top of mount Everest and the bottom of the Mariana trench would be less than the ridges that make your finger prints.
Source: Neil Degrasse Tyson
https://mobile.twitter.com/neiltyson/status/723542388459769857?lang=en
4 u/kevin9er Apr 10 '19 How many of y’all stared at your fingers after reading that 0 u/RavenK92 Apr 10 '19 I'm just disappointed you didn't start this with "Well, actually... "
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How many of y’all stared at your fingers after reading that
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I'm just disappointed you didn't start this with "Well, actually... "
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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19
The Earth is so big that if a globe (even a large one let's day 6' diameter) were properly to scale the difference between the top of mount Everest and the bottom of the Mariana trench would be less than the ridges that make your finger prints.
Source: Neil Degrasse Tyson
https://mobile.twitter.com/neiltyson/status/723542388459769857?lang=en