The Insane Scale of the Ocean Explained

Our planet is hiding something remarkable from you. The ocean is vast, and if you dropped Mount Everest into the Mariana Trench, there'd still be over 2 km of water above its peak. Imagine if the ocean were devoid of water and you leapt down to the trench's bottom—it would take 3.5 minutes of free-falling to reach it. But water is abundant. Earth is 71% water, yet we know little about its seabed. It's a high-pressure, alien landscape, deeper than our tallest mountains. Today, we reveal just how deep the ocean goes. The What If BookArticlesJoin the What If community: DiscordWhatsAppInstagramTwitter/XFacebookSupport What If: MerchJoin this channel for exclusive perksPatreonMore from Underknown: Aperture – Philosophy & PsychologyHow to Survive – Survival ScienceBrand partnerships & collaborations: contact@underknown.com Produced by Underknown 00:00: The Insane Scale of the Ocean Explained00:59: The Ocean03:32: The Familiar World (0-30 meters)07:05: The Edge of Light (30-200 meters)09:59: The Deep Transition (200-1000 meters)13:26: Beginning of the End (1000-4000 meters)16:34: The Abyssal Desert (4,000-6,000 meters)20:17: The Final Resting Place (6,000-11,000 meters) #ocean #science #earth #water #hypothetical #MarianaTrench #seabed #MountEverest #depth See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6a679cf19b25c4dacf70931d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices