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What if Earth’s Water Suddenly Disappeared?

United StatesPublished August 25, 2026

Views 1.02M  |  Likes 39.2K  |  Comments 2.22K
Views#4,910,512Global
Views#1,003,556United States

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Views

1,028,613

Likes

39,207

Comments

2,229

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All-time outlier score

Engagement rate

Revenue estimate

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Total (all-time): $720 – $2.05K

Based on estimated $0.7–$2 CPM.

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Get a copy of What If? 2 and Randall’s other books at: https://xkcd.com/books More serious answers to absurd questions at: https://what-if.xkcd.com/ This question comes from Joanna, who asks: What would happen if all the bodies of water on Earth magically disappeared? As is often the case with these questions, everyo…

Published
August 25, 2026
Made for kids
No

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How What if Earth’s Water Suddenly Disappeared? is doing

It has 1.02M views in total. It ranks #4,910,512 among tracked YouTube videos by views.

Key facts about What if Earth’s Water Suddenly Disappeared?

Total views
1.02M
Total likes
39.2K
Total comments
2.22K
Published
August 25, 2026
Global rank by views
#4,910,512

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