seeking answer.

[Mohammad Salek Parvez]

I saw the problem somewhere. The answer was not given. Can anyone help finding the correct answer ?
Problem : Tie a rope around the Earth's equator. Now untie it, and add one meter of rope. Tie again. How loose will it be? In other words: what will be the distance between the ground and this rope going around the Earth? Most people will either answer "close to 0" or (a few) "one meter". Do the math, and the answer may surprise you.( Courtesy: Andres Moreira, Mathematician working on theoretical computer science )