Lethal injection gained popularity in the late 20th century as a form of execution intended to supplant other methods, notably electrocution, hanging, firing squad, gas chamber, and beheading, that were considered to be less humane. It is now the most common form of execution in the United States.
Confidence votes 48. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world when measured from sea level at 29,029 ft. However Mount Mckinley is taller than Everest when measured from base to summit at 18,400 ft, versus everest's 17,100 ft.
Mount Everest is called the world's highest mountain because it has the highest elevation above sea level . We could also say that it has the highest altitude. The peak of Mount Everest is 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) above sea level. No other mountain on Earth has a higher altitude.himborazo in Ecuador has an altitude of 6,310 meters (20,703 feet). Mount Everest has a higher altitude and Mauna Kea is taller. However, Chimborazo has the distinction of being the highest mountain above Earth's center. This is because Earth is not a sphere-it is an oblate spheroid.