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After growing up for decades in Michigan and seeing the surrounding Great Lakes regularly, the oceans were a bit disappointing. Besides the salt. I knew it was

by pests 14d ago

After growing up for decades in Michigan and seeing the surrounding Great Lakes regularly, the oceans were a bit disappointing. Besides the salt. I knew it was salty but I wasn't expecting pickle juice.

schoen 13d ago
... and the oceans aren't even that salty on the absolute scale of salty seas on Earth! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bodies_of_water_by_salinity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bodies_of_water_by_sal... "This water is so dense that you can't even sink in it" is a pretty weird experience.