Published On Sep 29, 2021
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We like the think the Earth has a lot of texture: mountains, valleys, trenches, rock, grass, water. But is human touch sensitive enough to detect these features? Let's find out with some scale models.
00:00 Cold Open
00:48 Oblate Spheroids
01:42 Earth's Geoid
02:21 How Tall Are Mountains?
04:03 Failed Scale Models
05:04 Million to One Scale
07:52 Human Touch
09:40 Summary
10:07 Outro
10:43 Sponsor Message
11:50 Featured Comment
Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator
Vanessa R Bradley - Thumbnail
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LINKS TO COMMENTS
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Oblate Spheroid:
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
Geoid:
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
• I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit...
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IMAGE CREDITS
Denali:
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Geoid:
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Mariana Trench:
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