Fede Bevilacqua
In the middle of the world
An hour from the city of Quito is this special place on earth: LINE OF THE EQUATOR. The two parts to the world, the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It has this name not because of the country the line crosses, but because its the highest point and hence its studies were conducted there to measure the curvature of the earth and other measurements. Even if there are no certainties in half the world, there are two halves!
Separated by approximately 200 meters is the oldest line of Ecuador and the latest where the Intiñan Museum is. The most interesting thing of all is at the Intiñan Museum you can take a tour through some tests on the things happening specifically on the line.
Like the water swirls one side or the other, depending on the hemisphere where you are, but on the equator line there's NO SWIRL! The other is the classic egg test (popular favourite) because due to the gravitational effect its easier to stand an egg up on a nail. I could not! But there are people who could. Thirdly is the power of force of both hemispheres by force against another. So if you try to walk the line blindfolded its very difficult to balance.
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