h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Is that to get back at them because they go swimming when it's only a frigid 22C outside?

Yep, that's the deal.


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Rivers make the sea salty. Feldspar is the most common mineral in the Earth's crust. When it erodes, it breaks down into alkali salts and the sediment that froms clay. These alkali salts flow down the rivers little by little and accumulate in the oceans. In fact, there was a fairly accurate study that dated the age of the Earth based on the rate of flow of all the world's rivers, and the concentration of ions in the ocean (this was before the discovery of isotopic dating). Lakes aren't salty because there aren't many big rivers that flow into lakes, plus, they're generally not old enough to accumulate a noticable concentration. The exceptions (salty lakes) are usually former parts of oceans that have been isolated by changes in the sea/land level.

These salts are not only sodium-based. There is calcium too (among others), so while drinking salt water may make you go mad, at least you'll have strong teeth and bones.

Oh goodie.. An unbreakable psycopath.

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