[Groop] re relatively highest mountain

[bj trapp]

It sounds like the old "Mauna Kea is the highest mountain on earth" 
controversy again.  It all goes to how you measure the highest.  There 
are three main contenders, Everest; the highest above sea level, Mauna 
Kea; measured from its ocean base to summit is actually higher than 
Everest (if you consider sea level the base of the Himalayas) , and the 
point furthest from the centre of the earth, which is Mount Chimborazo 
in Ecuador.  Because of the equitorial bulge of the earth (including the 
level of the sea) its summit is actually just a  little less than 3 km 
further from the center of the earth than the summit of Everest.  I 
think the top poster is referring to Mauna Kea, but since  it tops out 
at almost  14,000 ft above sea level you can leave the swin fins behind 
when you go to plant your Groo poster on top.
And I know Larry wasn't padding his postings because he didn't  give us 
a weekly  or daily countdown on "Talk like a pirate day".  I completely 
missed it last year.
Bunny

Larry Steller wrote:

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>>...Take one to the relatively highest mountain in the world and
>>you'd have the relative top poster, but not actual (since it's under
>>the ocean)....
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>Well hot damn, I knew you needed oxygen to climb the highest mountain,
>but swim fins as well?
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