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Measure the radius of the earth
Will your result be the most accurate?
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We invite you to join a cool and simple experiment through which you will measure the radius of the earth


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item list:
1. An object of your'e choice
2. a measuring tape
3. paper and pens
4. a flat surface
step 1 ​
take your object and measure it with your friend and then measure it's shadow at the exact same time on both places (the measuring needs to be at at least 100 km distance)
step 2
write the number you measured into the right places in the equation (the tringel equation is the first equation)
step 3
post your equation result and where you did it
all the numbers supposed to be at cm/m/km
SHARE YOUR RESULTS WITH THE WORLD
RESULTS
The real radius is 6371 km
THANK YOU FOR SHARINGÂ YOUR RESULT
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