Monday, January 23, 2012

Tale of the Tape

Height of plain of Africa: 3,340 feet above sea level
Height of Kilimanjaro: 16,000 feet above African plain

Height of Edmonton: 2,192 feet above sea level
Height of Cathy: 5 feet, six inches above Edmonton

Fleas can jump 38 times their body length
Number of times Cathy would have to jump her body length to get to the top of the mountain: 2,910

Geology of Kilimanjaro: formed from three distinct dormant volcanoes
Geology of Cathy: made of too much junk food (205 lbs worth)

Last eruption of Kili: 200 years ago
Last eruption of Cathy: today 9:00 am

Major health issues of Kili: potential for altitude sickness, hypothermia, malaria
Major health issues of Cathy: overweight, out of shape, injured knee from falling down stairs last month

Kilimanjaro from space:



Cathy standing on the Great Wall of China, which is visible from space:


Pounds lost this month: 6

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