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the planet's waistline, where you weigh less and the days never argue about length
means The imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth, equally distant from both poles, dividing the planet into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
from From Medieval Latin aequator, literally 'one who makes equal,' from Latin aequare 'to make even or equal' (the same root behind 'equal,' 'equate,' and 'equation'). It was the 'circle that equalizes,' originally a term for the celestial equator — the line where day and night fall into perfect balance — before it was lent to the Earth's own midriff.
- lighter here
- Earth's bulge makes you weigh slightly less
- equal days
- 12-hour days year-round, no seasons squabbling
- launch advantage
- rockets fly here to steal Earth's spin
- hottest claim
- not actually the hottest spot on Earth
- no shadow
- twice yearly, noon sun erases your shadow
equator monument in quito — mitad del mundo monument marks 0°0'0" latitude in ecuador, attracting 60,000+ visitors annually
equatorial crossing ceremony — maritime tradition where king neptune initiates sailors crossing the equator for the first time