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pokerfan

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4. I had no appreciation

Reply to krispos42 (Original post)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 01:20 PM

Apr 2012

of how far below sea level the surface to the Dead Sea lies.

Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level,[2] Earth's lowest elevation on land.

Randall is a master of visualization.

And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you...

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XKCD: Lakes and Oceans [View all] krispos42 Apr 2012 OP

Mind blown! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #1

And we SCUBA divers think we're "exploring the depths". Ha! Scuba Apr 2012 #2

Great graphic! felix_numinous Apr 2012 #3

I had no appreciation pokerfan Apr 2012 #4

David Bowie and Freddy Mercury? Fumesucker Apr 2012 #5

Under Pressure Glassunion Apr 2012 #6

Ohhhhh. krispos42 Apr 2012 #7

Just a little deeper and we might have seen Dick Cheney's secret lair. tclambert Apr 2012 #8

What's up with that note at the bottom of challenger deep that mentions a secret door there?... 1620rock Apr 2012 #9

It's a little tongue in cheek humor. Denninmi Apr 2012 #10