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Sea Level (europe.pub)
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Alt text: They're up there with coral islands, lightning, and caterpillars turning into butterflies.

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[–] 47 points 9 months ago* (9 children)

Ah btw, this is the gravitational form (geoid) of earth:

The meters is the height difference of orbit.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    Damn, now I get why cartographers and the like always try to make it prettier in post!

    Never thought I'd be body shaming the Earth, but here we are 🤷

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    If the Earth was scaled down to the size of a billiard ball, it would be the smoothest billiard ball in existence.

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