Traf’s Trivianarium 0000096 (6/10)

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TRIVIA 0000096:

Did you know that everything weighs less than 1% at the equator? 

Earth has a bulge at the equator created by the planet’s rotation. The planet exerts less pull on you when you are at the equator since you are further away from the bulk of Earth’s mass than at the poles. Say for example, in Brazil, objects there weigh a mere 0.5% less than the poles — less than a pound for anyone under 200 pounds.

Written by Trafalgar Law