] Kansas really is flatter than a pancake, U.S. geographers
] reported on Monday.
]
] A scientific comparison of the topography of Kansas to a
] pancake shows the state, known for its vast, even fields,
] is in fact really, really flat, geographer Mark Fonstad
] of Southwest Texas State University and colleagues found.
]
] "While driving across the American Midwest, it is common
] to hear travelers remark, 'This state is as flat as a
] pancake,'" they wrote in their report, published in the
] Annals of Improbable Research.
]
] "Simply put, our results show that Kansas is considerably
] flatter than a pancake."

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