Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Thought Experiment...

Imagine the planet Earth.  Now imagine all the water on the planet – the oceans, rivers, lakes, snow, ice, groundwater, water in plants and animals, water vapor in the atmosphere – every last molecule of good old H2O.  Now imagine all that water gathered into a sphere.  How big would that sphere be?  Got it pictured, mentally?

Click here for the answer.  I was off by about 50%...

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