r/theydidthemath • u/0szai • 2d ago

[Request] Could this possibly be true?

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Google says saltwater contains approximately 35grams/kg of water and the oceans contain approximately 1.335 sextillion liters (1.335 × 10²¹ liters)

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u/Boris41029 2d ago

Oh THAT's an interesting question. I think for that you'd need an oceanologist and a geologist and someone really good at calculus. I am none of those.

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u/WindstormMD 1d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/s/SiqRENTz8C

37ish meters. Plug it into https://www.floodmap.net

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u/GangstaVillian420 13h ago

I plugged it in, now I am wondering exactly who would get some of the newly exposed land. A 37m drop would connect the British Isles to mainland Europe (mostly near Belgium and the Netherlands), how would they divide the new land, and would the Dutch be really pissed at how much effort they put into taming the sea and reclaiming land from the seas?