11-06-2015, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by srvy
Its not a globe or sphere or ellipsoid. A Geiod and here is an image of of the actual mapped surface of the earth.
![](http://maptd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/new-geoid.jpg)
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lol...no.
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It is a highly exaggerated rendering, but it neatly illustrates how the tug we feel from the mass of rock under our feet is not the same in every location.
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An explanation from the source of your hot linked image.
And the article explaining it further from BBC found in the same article.
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