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

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[-] NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

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

[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Love it.

Why’s the Netherlands controlling everything again?

[-] Sianna@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

It's the natural state of affairs, duh.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 2 years ago

That's mad delta P, yo

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

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

this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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