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KennstduIngo t1_ja9twbm wrote

Reply to comment by Brave_Promise_6980 in ELI5 how pounds can be converted to kg by cheeseunused

>I had thought the closer we got to the Center of the mass the more intense the gravity and the further away the weaker ?

As the other answer said, it is a very small difference. The earth has a mean radius of ~4000 miles while going from Death Valley to the top of Everest is only about 6 miles, so a pretty small change proportionally.

Edit: said diameter instead of radius

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