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20. Of course the midwest would have the world's biggest water park.

Fri May 4, 2012, 07:34 PM

May 2012

They have the world's biggest everything out there.

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Picture : All the earth's water in a single sphere compared to earth [View all] Ichingcarpenter May 2012 OP

like a golf ball to a basketball nt Mammone May 2012 #1

Fracking for Gas and Oil spills makes you think Ichingcarpenter May 2012 #2

Fracking PERIOD makes me worry about the sanity of humanity...(n/t) Moostache May 2012 #6

That's one hell of a water balloon! Nostradammit May 2012 #3

That can't be right. BlueIris May 2012 #4

I trust the source and the science Ichingcarpenter May 2012 #5

I did the calculations - had to use Wikipedia for my data. SwissTony May 2012 #18

Not only that, Confusious May 2012 #24

And yet it isn't Posteritatis May 2012 #22

Wow. That's not what I expected. harmonicon May 2012 #7

Wow, that is amazing Esse Quam Videri May 2012 #8

Me too... truebrit71 May 2012 #26

It's kind of misleading..... Uben May 2012 #9

Not particularly. Frustratedlady May 2012 #11

by percentage? qazplm May 2012 #14

only 3% of the Earth's water is fresh pokerfan May 2012 #23

K & R Champion Jack May 2012 #10

Only 3% is fresh water dickthegrouch May 2012 #12

very sobering Tumbulu May 2012 #13

well qazplm May 2012 #15

This clarifies a mis-thought on my part cbrer May 2012 #16

Interesting contrast but not surprising. k/r BadgerKid May 2012 #17

Jupiter's Europa has twice the amount of water Ichingcarpenter May 2012 #19

Of course the midwest would have the world's biggest water park. laconicsax May 2012 #20

Super graphic! Makes sense based upon.. edcantor May 2012 #21

However, there may be a lot of water much deeper muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #25