Draining The Oceans Is HARD
16,794Use Ground News to understand the news better, avoid media bias, and prioritize factuality. Use this link to get 40% off your subscription: https://ground.news/physics
Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! https://patreon.com/minutephysics
It's hard to drain the oceans because it's a nonlocal phenomenon. Luckily there's a clever algorithm that's similar to the "paint bucket" tool in photoshop or other image editing software that allows us to figure out where remnant ocean basins will be.
Further reading:
• What if you drained the oceans?
• What if we teleported the oceans to Mars?
Link to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/
MinutePhysics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics - all in a minute!
Created by Henry Reich
Produced by Joshua Chawner
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - The 2D Problem
02:09 - The 3D Problem
04:09 - Considerations
04:52 - The 3D Solution!
05:23 - Sponsorship From Ground News
06:42 - XKCD's What If
Other Videos By minutephysics
| 2025-09-12 | Why Do Wind Turbines Have Three Blades? |
| 2025-09-05 | Draining The Oceans Is HARD |
| 2025-08-15 | The Physics of Supercooling |
| 2025-08-05 | White Balance is Broken |
| 2025-07-18 | The Physics Of Dissonance |
| 2025-06-26 | The Magnetic Shadow Effect |
| 2025-06-13 | Antimatter in Sci-Fi Rundown |
| 2025-02-28 | The Teleprompter Paradox |
| 2024-11-26 | Get one of my original drawings on Patreon! |
| 2024-11-22 | The Chart Missing From ALL Spreadsheet Software |
| 2024-11-08 | The Periodic Table in a 2D World |
| 2024-11-01 | I'm giving away 14 years of drawings |
| 2024-10-02 | The Moon's Orbit is WEIRD |
| 2024-08-26 | Does Pressure Keep the Deep Ocean From Freezing? |
| 2024-07-24 | The Color Temperature Paradox |
| 2024-04-05 | Which Planet Has the Best Eclipse? |
| 2024-04-01 | Why Do Eclipses Travel WEST to EAST? |
| 2024-03-21 | Why Aren't There Eclipses Every Month? |
| 2023-12-20 | Should You Wipe Off Your Sweat? |
| 2023-12-13 | The LAST Eclipse in History |
| 2023-12-06 | But What IS A Lens Flare? |