TOP 3 misconceptions that are taught in school Bashny.Net

        The world's tallest mountain — Everest

Everyone knows that the highest mountain in the world — mount Everest. But is it really? The height of mount Everest (the second name of Everest) calculated the sea level. The mountain elevates above sea level at 8848 meters.

Technically correct would be to possitivity distance from the bottom to the top. Hawaiian mountain of Mauna Kea according to the indicators conquered Everest. A large part of the mountain (10200 meters) is hiding under the water. Above sea level, it rises 4205 meters.



        The only man-made object visible from space is the Chinese wall

Of course, the Great wall of China is actually a huge structure. It stretches for hundreds of miles, so people think that this object must be visible from space.

But the Great Wall is almost impossible to see from space. This structure with a low orbit of the Earth can only be seen with a good lens, but in this case there is the probability of making a mistake and confused the Great Wall with any other architectural structure.



       Body heat is dissipated for the most part from the head Wear a hat in winter because you run the risk of catching cold. The head must be kept warm, so as not to allow heat to dissipate. But this age — old truth- grandma's tale. A person loses the same amount of heat per square inch in all parts of the body. It can be easily checked if you try to clean the windshield from ice naked body.

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