Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The Earth is huge and the oceans cover only a tiny sliver of the surface. Doesn't really surprise me.

They said they only have evidence underneath Earth. Whether it's under other countries is still under investigation. To emphasize my point, note how he states that if this water were all to rise to the surface, then only the mountain tops would be visible.




Yes, but a surface is only two dimensions, and we're measuring a volume (three dimensions). The average depth of Earth's oceans is a paltry 4.3 km.


Got it. Misread what was said.


Tiny sliver? There is approximately 2.4 times more water on the surface of earth than there is land: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=earth+surface+covered+b...


Except the water is almost entirely less than 5 miles deep, which is a sliver when we're talking about something with a radius 1000 times that.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: