Science How Much Water Is There On Earth?

I think that was me, sorry.

I wonder how much more water this is, if you were to suck out all of the water of every plant and animal on earth and add it to that?

oh man, better stop drinking water then

  On 5/11/2012 at 11:25 PM, Kcinsu said:

I wonder how much more water this is, if you were to suck out all of the water of every plant and animal on earth and add it to that?

" The sphere includes all the water in the oceans, seas, ice caps, lakes and rivers as well as groundwater, atmospheric water, and even the water in you, your dog, and your tomato plant."

well then.

  On 5/11/2012 at 6:24 AM, compson said:

what the fuck is that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepstaria_enigmatica

  On 5/11/2012 at 5:49 PM, chassis said:

Who said nearly 1.5 Billion cubic kilometres of water isn't a lot?

yo mamma when she was tryin' to find enough water for the amount of jello she wanted to make 'cause she so fat and there's always room for jello.

  On 5/11/2012 at 1:08 AM, Candiru said:

Once we start mastering terraforming and similar things, it would be cool to just have floating oceans in space just for dolphins. In millions of years, they would turn into all-conscious spiritual beings that can bend time and space to their will.

That's pretty seapunk

I think the perspective of that graphic is misleading because there is no way that alll the ocean water is that small

That ball would be bigger if was salt as well as pure water, Thats why the ball is so small since theres no salt

  On 5/12/2012 at 8:55 PM, cumberland sauce said:

That ball would be bigger if was salt as well as pure water, Thats why the ball is so small since theres no salt

"The sphere includes all the water in the oceans, seas, ice caps, lakes and rivers as well as groundwater, atmospheric water, and even the water in you, your dog, and your tomato plant."

Unless the oceans and seas are now fresh water...................?

To be fair I dont think the salt would make that much of a difference as I think salt is only about 3% of seawater.

What would be a factor is what pressure and temperature that ball is supposed to be at. Cause Ice is like 10% greater in volume than the same amount at above 0 temperatures. But on the list it says all frozen water is only 2% of the overall water.

So that ball is probably fairly accurate.

  On 5/12/2012 at 8:58 PM, StephenG said:

Unless the oceans and seas are now fresh water...................?

That what I mean the sea has salt in it but it just says all the water in a ball so therefore no salt is in that ball then

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sup get outta here

  On 5/12/2012 at 9:27 PM, cumberland sauce said:

  On 5/12/2012 at 8:58 PM, StephenG said:

Unless the oceans and seas are now fresh water...................?

 

That what I mean the sea has salt in it but it just says all the water in a ball so therefore no salt is in that ball then

 

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that makes sense, sorry.

  On 5/12/2012 at 9:28 PM, dr lopez said:

sup get outta here

who is sup?

Theres no way cumberland is sup.

At least I hope not, sup was cool.

I like sup too :D

who is sup ?

  On 5/12/2012 at 9:28 PM, dr lopez said:

sup get outta here

lol

I don't have a dog

I would have liked to see a better representation of the drained oceans. Imagine a photograph out across what would be a beach and ocean, but instead it's a deep cavern as far as the horizon like the Grand Canyon. But not as pretty as the Grand Canyon, just a dark, harsh, craggy scar with dead fish and ships littered in the foreground.

Someone find that for me.

I'd like to see how the Earth would look if all loose dirt and biomass was removed, leaving only the bare rock left.