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Sea Level
(imgs.xkcd.com)
Alt text: They're up there with coral islands, lightning, and caterpillars turning into butterflies.
Look up Douglas Adams’ puddle analogy?
“If you imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!"