13 myths about the Earth in which we believe

 

Myth: Everest — the highest mountain on the planet. 

Fact: Technically, the highest mountain is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Its height is 10203 meters, but most of the mountains hidden under the water. 

Myth: the Chinese wall is the only manmade object that is visible from space with the naked eye. 

Fact: Not visible. This wall is too narrow — only 6 meters wide. 

Myth: the biggest desert on Earth Is Sahara. 

Fact: the biggest desert is Antarctica. It has an area of nearly 870 thousand square kilometers and precipitation in some areas has been about two million years. 

Myth: the Famous big Ben in London, the clock tower. 

Fact: big Ben is the bell in the tower, which beats the time. The tower is called Saint Stephen. 

Myth: Clouds are weightless. 

Fact: Clouds consist of tiny water droplets, the total weight reaches 500 tons. 

Myth: Lightning never strikes the same place twice. 

Fact: Has. For example, in the spire of the Empire state building lightning strikes an average of 25 times a year. 

Myth: the highest waterfall on Earth — angel falls in Venezuela. 

Fact: the highest waterfall is at the bottom of the Danish Straits under water, and not called. The height of 3505 meters. Yes, in the oceans there are waterfalls, rivers and lakes, but photographing them is difficult. 

Myth: Water conducts electricity. 

Fact: Current is not conducted by the water itself, and dissolved minerals. Distilled water does not conduct electricity. 

Myth: the Diamond cannot be destroyed. 

Fact: "Light" hammer blow will make one large diamond with a lot of small. 

Myth: All trees to extract water with the help of the roots. 

Fact: In the African Namib desert is growing infinity is amazing, the leaves of which feed the water to the root. 

Myth: Britain is the rainiest country in Europe. 

Fact: In London every year falls of 500 mm of rain, Rome — 760, Milan, 1000, and in Genoa — 1100. But in Italy it rains mostly in autumn and winter, and in the UK evenly throughout the year. 

Myth: the Nile is the longest river on Earth. 

Fact: the Amazon longer than the Nile 400 km, its length — 7100 km. 

Myth: the saltiest lake on Earth — the Dead sea. 

Fact: the saltiest lake — don Juan in the Dry valleys of Antarctica. The water is so salt that does not freeze despite the temperature is -50 degrees Celsius.