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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 (1 children)

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 (1 children)

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

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 (1 children)

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.