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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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What if you drained the oceans?

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What if you drained the oceans?

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Get a copy of What If? 2 and Randall’s other books at: https://xkcd.com/booksMore serious answers to absurd questions at: https://what-if.xkcd.com/How quickl...

Link to original static webpage version: https://what-if.xkcd.com/53/

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    Now I’m wondering what the minimum amount of water required to sustain the current levels of life on earth.

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      I think that would be the current amount of water. Any water loss (or water gain for that matter) is going to cause massive problems worldwide.

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    I’m kinda interested in what Mars would look like with all that water. Small northern ocean, or small southern continent?

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      That idea was actually explored in Drain the Oceans: Part II, on the xkcd website. I hope Randall makes a video version of that as well.

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    Love it.

    Why’s the Netherlands controlling everything again?

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      It’s the natural state of affairs, duh.

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    That’s mad delta P, yo

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    Thanks for this post. I totally forgot I bought his What If? book and it’s sitting on my shelf.

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