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bolanrox t1_ja947p6 wrote

Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson

And everest is only the tallest because of how high above sea level the base is

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DowntownScore2773 t1_ja9ktxq wrote

There is a difference between tallest and height. Everest is the world’s highest mountain but not the tallest.

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PuddleCrank t1_ja989ed wrote

No, it's the tallest because the air is the thinnest at the top.

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