Poor Brain
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Kuna picha kama ushahidi uweke hapaThe first man to ascend to the stratosphere, Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, shared insights that contributed to the understanding of Earth's shape during his groundbreaking balloon flight in 1931. In this mission, Piccard reached an altitude of about 15.8 kilometers (52,498 feet), observing the Earth from a perspective few had experienced at the time.
Piccard is often cited for describing Earth as looking like "a flat disk with upturned edges" from his vantage point.
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