Things To Do Before You Die

Lu Xun writes "A group of British scientists has brought some meaning to our lives by providing a list of 100 scientifically-oriented things to do before you die. The suggestions include 'joining the 300 Club at the South Pole (they take a sauna to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, then run naked to the pole in minus 100 F) or learning Choctaw, a language with two past tenses - one for giving information which is definitely true, the other for passing on material taken without checking from someone else.'"

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I know!

[oexeo]

Tell your family and friends you're getting much better, and the doc says you have a 100% chance of pulling through. You should see the look on their faces when you croak, they'll be laughing so hard, that they totally forgot your deceased dead carcass collapsed on the floor

Was that sick? sorry.

20K bulge?

[Snar Bloot]

The Earth's rotation causes a 20-kilometre bulge at the equator, making Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador the highest mountain above sea level.

Wouldn't this same bulge effect occur in the sea as well?

Re:20K bulge?

[Snar Bloot]

I can understand why it's peak would be the furthest from the center of the Earth, but the article said the "highest above sea level", and since the oblateness of the Earth affects the sea as well, I still think it's only 20,000 feet above sea level.

Highest above the center of the earth, yes.
Highest above sea level, no.