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    Quote Originally Posted by Mouse View Post
    Ok.

    You believe what you want to believe.

    Its not like you're hurting anyone
    I'm not sure if this is a response to Earth being a bit fatter at the equator, but that is actually correct. The Earth is a spheroid rather than a perfect sphere. Though the difference between the equator and the poles is only 43 km, the equatorial circumference being 40 075 km (so it's ~0.1% difference).

    Though he may have been referring to latitude lines rather than the actual circumference.
    Last edited by Charerg; 02-24-2018 at 10:50 AM.

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