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Not sure this is accurate as we've discovered that water can reside deeper in the Earth than previously imagined and in addition to that the density of water at
by Sparkyte 2y ago
Not sure this is accurate as we've discovered that water can reside deeper in the Earth than previously imagined and in addition to that the density of water at the surface is different than at the bottom of the ocean. I suppose they are also accounting for the salt being removed too. But my argument is probably in the margin of error so what do I know?
https://www.technology.org/how-and-why/what-would-happen-if-we-brought-water-from-the-deepest-ocean-to-the-surface-in-a-sealed-container/#:~:text=And%20if%20you%20took%20a,the%20time%20of%20sample%20collection https://www.technology.org/how-and-why/what-would-happen-if-....
So I feel like the USGS is exagerated.
- rachofsunshine 2y agoThe density of water at the bottom of the ocean is actually quite similar to the density on the surface; it differs by only a few percent. Gases compress proportionally to pressure, but liquids act more similar to solids and compress very little even under enormous pressures. The oceans are only about 3.5% salt by weight, so that doesn't make a huge difference, either.
- Sparkyte 2y agoI figured it would be within 5% margin. I find this pretty interesting, https://phys.org/news/2023-11-reveal-earth-surface-penetrate-deep.html https://phys.org/news/2023-11-reveal-earth-surface-penetrate...