MrMonkey Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Mountains need to be climbable to be a mountain in my opinion. Or else they're just a mass of land, above or below water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 it does state a mountain is usually measured from sea level up If we're gonna get all "Selective Sources", "Usually" measured doesn't mean "Always". Plus, that wouldn't make much sense ot me anyway, 'cos if you're measuring the height of a mountain, surely if the mountain began on a raised plateau, say, 100ft above sea level, it'd be measured as way above it anyway? Meh. Probably why I'm not a geologist. But yeah, my point still stands (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Mountains need to be climbable to be a mountain in my opinion. Or else they're just a mass of land, above or below water. you could climb an underwater mountain with a lead belt and some oxygen tanks. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 If we're gonna get all "Selective Sources", "Usually" measured doesn't mean "Always". Plus, that wouldn't make much sense ot me anyway, 'cos if you're measuring the height of a mountain, surely if the mountain began on a raised plateau, say, 100ft above sea level, it'd be measured as way above it anyway? Meh. Probably why I'm not a geologist. But yeah, my point still stands (Y) Nah, from that source (wikipedia for reference) it states that you can also measure a mountain from its base, to its tip, but some mountains like some on the equator, where there is a natural bulge in the earth, would always be above sea level. Then theres the method of measuring the tip's distance to the center of the earth. Not quite sure how that one works, but heh. However, this still doesn't conclude if a mountain is a mountain below sea level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 random fact: hitler loved scat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 What on earth is scat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Porn, involving shit. Also, a type of vocalisation in jazz (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) There is such a thing as an underwater mountain, infact if you want to get all pushy then the highest mount is infact one that starts underwater and the tip of it surfaces above sea level. This mountain is the highest i nthe world beating Mt Everest. My reasoning is that all mountains are formed by tectonioc activity, either through earthquakes to cause the tectonic plates to bang into each other and depending on the densities of the two plates one will be forced down underneath the other or up over it etc... Volcanic eruptions dont create mountains they add to existing mountains when the lava that comes out hardens and forms land. Now becasue tectonic activty occurs within the crust of the earth mountains are therefore formed out of the crust, which at the end of the day is land be it above or below the water. Techincallly all mountains be it above or below sea level are called mountains but they may be geographical labelled differently. I only did degree level geomorphology for a year and dent like it but I do remeber some of it. I can always email my tutors and ask., Edited November 6, 2005 by Michael Hardman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoofeedude Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) About the shape of the Earth, what people say about it has bugged me for some time. From about.com: The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers). But, if you measure the earth through the poles the circumference is a bit shorter - 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km). So you see the "bulge" in the earth is caused by a difference in circumference of only 67.18 km. That is only a difference of .1679%! To me that is miniscule. The whole thing about the Earth being ellipsoid is so freaking pedantic. Anyway, just my take (Y) :D Edit: The about.com article reference can be found here: http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzcircumference.htm Edited November 6, 2005 by thegoofeedude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Fact - Alot of you don't know the difference bewteen fact and opinion :D (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Fact - Alot of you don't know the difference bewteen fact and opinion :D (Y) Niether do you becasue thats your opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Sticking on the ultra-pedantic subject of the world being slightly eliptical and mountains and stuff: While Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, it is not the point furthest from the centre of the earth. The point furthest from the centre of the earth is Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador. FACT: 26% of all Mach 3 razors made for sale in the UK will be stolen (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 sin city is a great film , FACT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Sticking on the ultra-pedantic subject of the world being slightly eliptical and mountains and stuff: While Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, it is not the point furthest from the centre of the earth. The point furthest from the centre of the earth is Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador. FACT: 26% of all Mach 3 razors made for sale in the UK will be stolen (Y) True its some volcano or mountain that has its base under sea level, the tip of the mountain is above sea level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Yes, but mountains are measured on their height above sea level, so Everest is the highest mountain. It's not just a big mistake (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) Fact- This is the most intresting thread created in chit chat for months Fact 2- It will be closed for some gay reason soon Fact 3- Peter Kay speaks the truth with those facts! Fact 4- Guano apes are an amazing band ok im done, more a matter of opinion really but meh one more- This is the first post in ages that I haven't used a emotion in Edited November 6, 2005 by Rob P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Fact- This is the most intresting thread created in chit chat for months Fact 2- It will be closed for some gay reason soon Fact 3- Peter Kay speaks the truth with those facts! Fact 4- Guano apes are an amazing band ok im done, more a matter of opinion really but meh one more- This is the first post in ages that I haven't used a emotion in Fact: This topic came about becasue I wanted to mix rice crisp chocolate into angel delight, all hail food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz M Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) Fact: If you fill your tyres with helium it increases all your up moves by a minimum of 6 inches! Edited November 6, 2005 by Gaz M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 or fill the frame, ptee wrgiht style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz M Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Fact: The above post is a joke i can picture everyone now either wondering where they can get hold of helium or everyone looking at their computer screen like :blink: Fact: it keeps posting this reply as a edit >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondy Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 You said coal, why would they use such a valuable fossil fuel for toothbrushes. :blink: It's also made for lots of things not just toothbrush bristles. >_< Coal, air and water when cleverly put together by the uber scientists and what not, they get the synthetic fibre 'nylon' which coincidentally enough is what the toothbrushes are made from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 or it could be that its just another form of a certain distillate of crude oil >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Nothing is actually random. Despite the incessant use of the word 'random' to desribe anything a little bit 'off the wall' or quirky, all actions/thoughts/etc are the product of prior thoughts/actions/etc. Also, all pet hamsters in the world today originated from a single (female obviously) hamster in Syria in the early 1930's. Similarly, every variation of potato in the world originated from a single potato in Peru 7000 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 (edited) Several Crystal skulls are in existance, and they are of unknown orgin. One is carved from a single crystal of quartz :( Click me for more! The Bible has been translated into Klingon. Edited November 7, 2005 by nmt_oli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie456_the2nd Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Fact, im worried about the people on this forum. Opinion, some people on this forum are strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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