Date: 7/09/2013 12:36:05
From: Ian
ID: 387812
Subject: How big is a hill?
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The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is generally somewhat lower and less steep than a mountain. In the United Kingdom geographers historically regarded mountains as hills greater than 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, which formed the basis of the plot of the 1995 film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. In contrast, hillwalkers have tended to regard mountains as peaks 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level: the Oxford English Dictionary also suggests a limit of 2,000 feet (610 m) and Whittow states “Some authorities regard eminences above 600 m (2,000 ft) as mountains, those below being referred to as hills.” This has led to Cavanal Hill in Poteau, Oklahoma, receive billing as the “World’s Tallest Hill” due to its height of 1,999 feet (609 m).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXxMvu8Bl_w
Riff-in-Thyme said:
HillThe distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is generally somewhat lower and less steep than a mountain. In the United Kingdom geographers historically regarded mountains as hills greater than 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, which formed the basis of the plot of the 1995 film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. In contrast, hillwalkers have tended to regard mountains as peaks 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level: the Oxford English Dictionary also suggests a limit of 2,000 feet (610 m) and Whittow states “Some authorities regard eminences above 600 m (2,000 ft) as mountains, those below being referred to as hills.” This has led to Cavanal Hill in Poteau, Oklahoma, receive billing as the “World’s Tallest Hill” due to its height of 1,999 feet (609 m).
Wrong answer
Ian said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXxMvu8Bl_w
Fred Wong
How big is a hill?
Ian said:
Wrong answer
meh, tell it to wiki
How big is a hill?
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Smaller than a molehill.
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
I heard on BBC2 recently that some place in Britain had squeaked in for the official title of ‘mountain’, as it’s an inch or two higher than 2,000 ft.
Spiny Norman said:
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Smaller than a molehill.
Wrong Answer
Ian said:
Spiny Norman said:
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Smaller than a molehill.
Wrong Answer
Prove it.
How big is a hill?
i don’t know, how big is a hill?
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Wrong question.
PM 2Ring said:
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Wrong question.
What is smaller than a mountain
PM 2Ring said:
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Wrong question.
Wrong..
close
Bump
Which hill?
Maybe he’s looking for a formula based on th circumference of the base and the height?
Termite hills can get pretty big.
Termite hills can get pretty big.
unless they’re….
looks around
nano-termites!
Divine Angel said:
Termite hills can get pretty big.
closest
ChrispenEvan said:
Termite hills can get pretty big.unless they’re….
looks around
nano-termites!
Yeah but they live in skyscrapers.
not thinking of a hill o’ beans?
Divine Angel said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Termite hills can get pretty big.unless they’re….
looks around
nano-termites!
Yeah but they live in skyscrapers.
You people are obsessed with 9/11 lol.
Ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no river wide enough
Ain’t no Noodles Romanov
To keep me from you
dv said:
Ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no river wide enough
Ain’t no Noodles Romanov
To keep me from you
Very clever
but wrong
Ian said:
Divine Angel said:
Termite hills can get pretty big.
closest
50m2 according to this pretty cool vid:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FLHAdwxLD-I&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFLHAdwxLD-I
We’ll see
There’s a corner on the Pukhekoe race track, south of Auckland, that has the name “Mobil Mountain”.
It’s perhaps half a metre tall so there you go.
Was it made out of a molehill?
Up in Towntown there were some efforts to build Castle Hill over 1000 ft, so that it could be a Mountain, some times called Mount Cootharinga.
My sister’s boyfriend has a T-shirt proclaiming he climbed Mt Druitt. #westernSydneyjokes
dv said:
Was it made out of a molehill?Up in Towntown there were some efforts to build Castle Hill over 1000 ft, so that it could be a Mountain, some times called Mount Cootharinga.
I guess The Saint didn’t help?
Seems not.
50m2 according to this pretty cool vid:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FLHAdwxLD-I&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFLHAdwxLD-I
Fascinating
Quite close
The answer is out there and it will find you if you want it to.
Spiny Norman said:
There’s a corner on the Pukhekoe race track, south of Auckland, that has the name “Mobil Mountain”.
It’s perhaps half a metre tall so there you go.
There’s A Fokker on my tail. Can I clear this hill with my trusty Camel?
Biggles said:
There’s A Fokker on my tail. Can I clear this hill with my trusty Camel?
Siillee person!
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Biggles said:
There’s A Fokker on my tail. Can I clear this hill with my trusty Camel?
it wouldn’t be trusty if you didn’t. See if you can run that Fokker into the hill would you
well?
Ian said:
well?
If you can run up it, it is a hill.
Ian said:
well?
Yes, thanks. And yourself?
Skunkworks said:
Ian said:
well?
If you can run up it, it is a hill.
Can you not run up a bill?
Spiny Norman said:
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Smaller than a molehill.
Actually I quite like this one.
On Australian Islands, “Murray Hill” is 391 metres, “Mount Bates” is 319 metres.
In the Illawarra, “Mount Nebo” is 252 metres.
In the Blue Mountains, “Camp Cave Hill” is 800 metres.
In the Glass House Mountains, “Wild Horse Mountain” is 123 metres.
In the Flinders Ranges, “Beatrice Hill” is 1,148 metres.
In the Gammon Ranges, “Benbonyathe Hill” is 1,064 metres.
mollwollfumble said:
On Australian Islands, “Murray Hill” is 391 metres, “Mount Bates” is 319 metres.
In the Illawarra, “Mount Nebo” is 252 metres.
In the Blue Mountains, “Camp Cave Hill” is 800 metres.
In the Glass House Mountains, “Wild Horse Mountain” is 123 metres.
In the Flinders Ranges, “Beatrice Hill” is 1,148 metres.
In the Gammon Ranges, “Benbonyathe Hill” is 1,064 metres.
There are very few hills in Australia that could be called real mountains.. Bumps on the plain, mostly.
Bluff knoll seems like a mountain if one tries to ascend it. However this can be done without ropes.
Some hills of the Bolivian Altiplano have a height above 4,300 metres.
I’m starting to surmise that the difference between a hill and a mountain is not governed so much by overall height and by height above the surrounding terrain and the steepness of the sides.
mollwollfumble said:
Some hills of the Bolivian Altiplano have a height above 4,300 metres.I’m starting to surmise that the difference between a hill and a mountain is not governed so much by overall height and by height above the surrounding terrain and the steepness of the sides.
Yes. if it looks imposing from a distance it is certainly greater than a mole hill.
I’m starting to surmise that the difference between a hill and a mountain is not governed so much by overall height but by height above the surrounding terrain and the steepness of the sides.
mollwollfumble said:
On Australian Islands, “Murray Hill” is 391 metres, “Mount Bates” is 319 metres.
In the Illawarra, “Mount Nebo” is 252 metres.
In the Blue Mountains, “Camp Cave Hill” is 800 metres.
In the Glass House Mountains, “Wild Horse Mountain” is 123 metres.
In the Flinders Ranges, “Beatrice Hill” is 1,148 metres.
In the Gammon Ranges, “Benbonyathe Hill” is 1,064 metres.
Wrong Answer
roughbarked said:
There are very few hills in Australia that could be called real mountains.. Bumps on the plain, mostly.
Bluff knoll seems like a mountain if one tries to ascend it. However this can be done without ropes.
Wrong..
quite close
Answer
Ian said:
Wrong Answer
Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.
mollwollfumble said:
Ian said:
Wrong Answer
Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.
Nhill.
See, now the thing about this thread is that it’s a weird guessing game where only Ian knows the answer and the rest of us don’t care what the mysterious answer is.
Divine Angel said:
See, now the thing about this thread is that it’s a weird guessing game where only Ian knows the answer and the rest of us don’t care what the mysterious answer is.
According to wikipedia it is largely subjective.
Divine Angel said:
See, now the thing about this thread is that it’s a weird guessing game where only Ian knows the answer and the rest of us don’t care what the mysterious answer is.
It is possible that there is no correct answer.
<BR>
;)
Ian said:
It is possible that there is no correct answer.
<BR>
;)
So sorry..
Wrong
Answer
‘How big is a hill’ isn’t technically defined as a question. So, wrong question!
Ian said:
Divine Angel said:
See, now the thing about this thread is that it’s a weird guessing game where only Ian knows the answer and the rest of us don’t care what the mysterious answer is.
It is possible that there is no correct answer.
<BR>
;)
typed it into my search engine…
first suggestion – “how big is a hill and the unimportant”
i think that sums it up
Mount Hill
Relative like
Fits the bill
Name and type
Big be small
Small be big
Not how tall
Volumes dig
transition said:
Mount Hill
Relative like
Fits the bill
Name and typeBig be small
Small be big
Not how tall
Volumes dig
nice
twice
me mate tony hill is pretty big.
ChrispenEvan said:
me mate tony hill is pretty big.
How big is hill?
i think you need to look deep inside your id for the answer to that question ian.
ChrispenEvan said:
i think you need to look deep inside your id for the answer to that question ian.
Not even wrong
Answer
Not even wrong
yes, wolfgang.
btw..
First there is a mountain then there is no mountain then there is..
roughbarked said:
First there is a mountain then there is no mountain then there is..
err,,, what if it wer an volcano first?
roughbarked said:
First there is a mountain then there is no mountain then there is..
Ya
but
Na
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
First there is a mountain then there is no mountain then there is..
Ya
but
Na
As far as the mountain part is concerned, when you’re on a journey, you see a mountain from the distance.
“First there is a mountain.”
As you climb the mountain, you have no idea that you are on the mountain.
“Then there is no mountain.”
When you get to the top, you again realize what the mountain is.
“Then there is.”
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
First there is a mountain then there is no mountain then there is..
Ya
but
Na
As far as the mountain part is concerned, when you’re on a journey, you see a mountain from the distance.
“First there is a mountain.”
As you climb the mountain, you have no idea that you are on the mountain.
“Then there is no mountain.”
When you get to the top, you again realize what the mountain is.
“Then there is.”
OK
One possible answer to the question is fairly literal/scientific but there is no need for time/travel.
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:Ya
but
Na
As far as the mountain part is concerned, when you’re on a journey, you see a mountain from the distance.
“First there is a mountain.”
As you climb the mountain, you have no idea that you are on the mountain.
“Then there is no mountain.”
When you get to the top, you again realize what the mountain is.
“Then there is.”
OK
One possible answer to the question is fairly literal/scientific but there is no need for time/travel.
9 grains of sand?
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:Ya
but
Na
As far as the mountain part is concerned, when you’re on a journey, you see a mountain from the distance.
“First there is a mountain.”
As you climb the mountain, you have no idea that you are on the mountain.
“Then there is no mountain.”
When you get to the top, you again realize what the mountain is.
“Then there is.”
OK
One possible answer to the question is fairly literal/scientific but there is no need for time/travel.
then I’ll say a hill is a geological formation that is a result of elements other than tectonic uplift of some form
Riff-in-Thyme said:
Ian said:
roughbarked said:As far as the mountain part is concerned, when you’re on a journey, you see a mountain from the distance.
“First there is a mountain.”
As you climb the mountain, you have no idea that you are on the mountain.
“Then there is no mountain.”
When you get to the top, you again realize what the mountain is.
“Then there is.”
OK
One possible answer to the question is fairly literal/scientific but there is no need for time/travel.
then I’ll say a hill is a geological formation that is a result of elements other than tectonic uplift of some form
size is only relevant to the location
Riff-in-Thyme said:
Ian said:
roughbarked said:As far as the mountain part is concerned, when you’re on a journey, you see a mountain from the distance.
“First there is a mountain.”
As you climb the mountain, you have no idea that you are on the mountain.
“Then there is no mountain.”
When you get to the top, you again realize what the mountain is.
“Then there is.”
OK
One possible answer to the question is fairly literal/scientific but there is no need for time/travel.
then I’ll say a hill is a geological formation that is a result of elements other than tectonic uplift of some form
One possible answer to the question is fairly literal/scientific but there is no need for time/travel.
something that you have to step up to get over.
From: monkey skipper
ID: 387898
Subject: re: How big is a hill?
What is smaller than a mountain
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This was pretty right.. but I rejected it for grammatical reasons.
:)
Trick question, here’s no such thing as a hill.
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Bubblecar said:
Trick question, here’s no such thing as a hill.———————————————————————————————-END of THREAD——————————————————————————————————————-
Wrong
Answer
(bubblecar to the naughty corner)
I would have accepted..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōan
claps with one hand.
All that I initially wanted to establish was: At what point does a rise in the ground become a hill?
Ian said:
All that I initially wanted to establish was: At what point does a rise in the ground become a hill?
when you have to step over it.. but then you missed my points entirely.
ChrispenEvan said:
claps with one hand.
half bows
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
All that I initially wanted to establish was: At what point does a rise in the ground become a hill?
when you have to step over it.. but then you missed my points entirely.
Where is this hill that you can clear in a single step?
I had down -
Bigger than a hillock/mound and smaller than a mountain.
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
All that I initially wanted to establish was: At what point does a rise in the ground become a hill?
when you have to step over it.. but then you missed my points entirely.
Where is this hill that you can clear in a single step?
how did you get that from any of my statements?
Ian said:
I had down -Bigger than a hillock/mound and smaller than a mountain.
and which science dictionary did you source it from?
at one stage I mentioned nine grains of sand. From the perspective of an dust mite.. its a bunnings mountain.
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
I had down -Bigger than a hillock/mound and smaller than a mountain.
and which science dictionary did you source it from?
That’s the point. There is no scientific definition.
The Macquarie gives: “ A conspicuous natural elevation of the earth’s surface, smaller than a mountain.”
Ian said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
I had down -Bigger than a hillock/mound and smaller than a mountain.
and which science dictionary did you source it from?
That’s the point. There is no scientific definition.
The Macquarie gives: “ A conspicuous natural elevation of the earth’s surface, smaller than a mountain.”
any bump is a hill depending upon individual perspective.
roughbarked said:
any bump is a hill depending upon individual perspective.
I don’t remember at any point asking, “How big is a hill from an ant’s perspective?”
Ian said:
roughbarked said:any bump is a hill depending upon individual perspective.
I don’t remember at any point asking, “How big is a hill from an ant’s perspective?”
you left perspective.. wide open.
Anyway, got a few of you thinking (pissed off a couple), and caused some distraction over a pretty dismal 24 hours.
My work is done.
Ian said:
Anyway, got a few of you thinking (pissed off a couple), and caused some distraction over a pretty dismal 24 hours.My work is done.
:)
was an innocent distraction.Ian said:
Spiny Norman said:
Ian said:
How big is a hill?
Smaller than a molehill.
Actually I quite like this one.
Wrong answer.
I veel ask de cryptic questions heere!
Hills in the AFL…
Stephen Hill (Fremantle) 184 cm
Bradley Hill (Hawthorn) 179 cm
Joshua Hill (West Coast) 185 cm
David Hille (Essendon) 202 cm
I should have said earlier. I personally did some scientific research into the difference between a hill and a mountain from an aerodynamic point of view using computational fluid dynamics.
I set up a fractal terrain and increased its height in stages to see what the effect was on the wind speed downwind of the terrain. For low steepness (up to a surprisingly steep value as it turned out) the wind hugged the terrain and there was no significant difference between the wind speed downwind and that upwind – it was effectively a hill. For the most rugged version of the terrain the wind velocity downwind was reversed in direction to the upwind direction and had strong lateral swirling – it was effectively a mountain. I was able to show that there was an exponential relationship between the terrain steepness and the difference between downwind and upwind velocity in the intermediate steepness region. ie. over the terrain ruggedness tested, the difference in velocity was directly proportional to the exponential of the steepness.