Comment on How would the sea/ocean be affected if every human on Earth jumped in at the same time?
radix@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Per XKCD, nothing significant would happen. Even if all the people were standing in roughly the same area, the Earth would be moved by “less than an atom’s width.” If people were spread out randomly across the Earth, all the forces effectively cancel, and even less happens.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
But that’s everyone jumping on land, not into the ocean.
radix@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Oh, jumped IN at the same time. I missed an important word there.