Last spring equinox, brothers Doug
and Ryan Euclid were standing
at the equator looking out to sea.
Doug was standing on the shore,
while Ryan was standing above him
on top of a cliff. Their eyes were 2m
and 23m above sea level, respectively. When Doug saw the sun set, he called out; 26 seconds later
Ryan observed the sun setting.
Doug and Ryan were observant
and knew the time it takes the
Earth to rotate once. The brothers
estimated the diameter of the
Earth.
What was their estimate to the nearest 100km?