Mental Floss (56)
Posted by webmaster 13 December 2007 
Congratulations to Rachel Taylor of the Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development who replied with : a dead centipede (of course.) This week’s question is:
Why has no one tried to climb the largest known extinct volcano ?
Submit your answer using the Comments function below. The first CIN member in with the correct answer will receive a copy of Leo D’Angelo Fisher’s “Rethink.”
December 14th, 2007 at 7:56 am
It would be Olympus Mons – on Mars, so no-one has climbed it yet.
No doubt climbing it will be a tourist destination at some point in the future.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Because the largest known extinct Volcano is Olympus Mons, on Mars.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:35 am
It’s on Mars
December 14th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Because it is at the bottom of the ocean
(unless you are including the one on Mars – which would be equally difficult to climb !)
December 14th, 2007 at 11:26 am
The largest known extict volcano is Olympus Mons, and it’s on Mars.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Because it is under the sea.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:29 am
It’s under water
December 17th, 2007 at 10:05 am
The largest known extinct volcano is an undersea volcano.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
… because it is not on this planet! It is Olympus Mons, on Mars.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
No one has tried to climb the world’s largest known extict volcano because it is on the ocean floor
December 17th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Coz it’s in the solar system
December 17th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Because it’s extinct and they can’t find it?!?
December 18th, 2007 at 8:17 am
Because its under the ocean.
December 18th, 2007 at 9:47 am
Because it’s under water (so we’ve all climbed it in a way)
December 18th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
because it’s underwater.
December 20th, 2007 at 10:14 am
Its deep under water on the sea bed.