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Your feet traveled the circumference of the Earth.  That would be p*2*R,  where R is the radius of Earth.  Your head would have traveled the distance of 2*p*(R+1.7),  assuming 1.7 meters is your height.   The difference between the  two would be 2*p*(R+1.7) -2*p*(R)=2*p*1.7 = (approximately) 10.7 meters. Notice that the radius of the planet canals out in the equation, which means your head would travel 10.7 meters farther than your feet on a planet of any size.




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