Draining The Oceans Is HARD

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Draining The Oceans Is HARD with tags physics, minutephysics, science

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.

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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