Still Waters Posted May 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Morning dew and roaring falls inspire poets. Hurricanes and typhoons wreak devastation. Melting glaciers and rising tides challenge us all, even in an ever more thirsty world. Water is so vital to our survival, but strangely enough, we don’t know the first thing about it—literally the first. Where does water, a giver and taker of life on planet Earth, come from? http://www.smithsoni...-208340301.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Meadows Posted May 24, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) I have a feeling it has more significance than any of us realize. I've always been strangely drawn to water. Edited May 24, 2013 by Jeffertonturner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blink4567 Posted May 24, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I've learned that it could have come from many places. Meteors, moisture in the atmosphere itself, and for me personally God. Water is such a strong natural element, its beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikl Posted May 25, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Current theories in geology believe it originates from two origins: 1. eruptions of volcanoes which released underground water to the surface. 2. comets which were very common in the early stage of our solar system and are mostly made out of ice. The second option might also be the origin of life, if panspermia is correct . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insaniac Posted May 28, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Tells you in the Bible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flbrnt Posted May 28, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Water is not rare in the universe. It is made of the least common element, hydrogen, and another common one, oxygen. The outer bodies of the solar system have it in abundance. Liquid water is rare but is a consequence of the Earth being close enough to the sun to melt the ice and far enough away that the water doesn't evaporate. There is no mystery here. The mystery would be if the earth did not contain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Amerika Posted May 28, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Pipeline from Uranus? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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