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    I Neil DeGrasse Tyson on "sharing water" with historical figures

    Hello, I've heard versions of these statements (below) from other scientists, but I've never seen anyone break them down. Do molecules in air really move (diffuse?) their way around the entire globe, or are there localized "pockets" that really don't move that far from home? Intuitively, water...
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    I Did bottles of wine truly get recovered from the wreck of the Titanic?

    Oh no... am I now a conspiracy theorist?! The depth of the wreck is very important. The following recovery was from 50 m and was champagne (mushroom cork shape): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/champagne-shipwreck-170-year-old_n_7117600
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    I Did bottles of wine truly get recovered from the wreck of the Titanic?

    Hi, Did bottles of wine truly get recovered from the wreck of the Titanic? This came up in a recent conversation and my conclusion was that the corks would get pushed in and the bottles would get mixed with seawater. Some math: The Titanic sits at depth of about 3,800 m. The pressue at this...
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