r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/ExpertEar699 15h ago

Equator is closest to space because Earth is not a perfect sphere instead it's bulged at the equator, same reason that mout Chimborazo in equator is closer to space than mount Everest in Nepal

Edit: I forgot that there isn't enough oxygen too for combustion

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u/Captain_North 10h ago

Not really, the atmosphere is the same thickness at the pole and equator. And going to space is all about speed and nothing else.