Corrected entry: In the first classroom scene, the teacher asks (but does not answer), "What is the highest geographical feature on earth?" stating that Mt. Everest is not the answer. In fact, Mt. Everest is generally universally considered the answer to this question, with the usual interpretation being highest above sea level. (Not including trick answers like underwater volcanoes, which are not higher above sea level than Mt. Everest.) (00:05:50)
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Correction: The teacher is trying to make the point that there are other interpretations of "highest" and there are certainly entirely valid definitions under which Everest is not the highest - taken as height from the base to the summit, for example, Mauna Kea takes the prize, or taken as actual distance from the centre of the Earth, where Chimborazo in the Andes is the winner. You may dismiss these things as "trick questions" but the use of such things is an entirely valid educational technique.
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