Sunday, 24 April 2016

riddle - The Gnosis questions(2)


This is the second question in the series: The Gnosis questions


"Since people look at round figures with suspicion,

They added two, to an Indian's estimation for a foreigner named object.
Look, it's slowly walking away from you..."
What is it(the object)?



Answer



I think it is :



Mount Everest



Because




In 1856, the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft. It was calculated to be exactly 29,000 ft high, but was publicly declared to be 29,002 ft in order to avoid the impression that an exact height of 29,000 feet was nothing more than a rounded estimate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest

I don't have an answer for "Look, it's slowly walking away from you" - unless someone quoted this when adding the 2 feet.



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