] 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." Your tax dollars at work. Study: Kansas is flatter than pancake |