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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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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 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 6 points 5 months ago

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.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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 5 months 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 5 months ago (1 children)

Love it.

Why’s the Netherlands controlling everything again?

[–] Sianna@feddit.de 6 points 5 months ago

It's the natural state of affairs, duh.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 5 months ago

That's mad delta P, yo

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

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