The Deepest Point On Earth Isn’t What You Think

You gotta check out this interesting video from YouTube channel Debunked. They do a great job showing the various ‘deepest places on Earth’ using excellently created size comparison charts.

What’s surprising is that the Marianas Trench technically isn’t the deepest point on the planet.

Check out the full video below:

If only it got colder as you drilled deeper into the Earth’s crust. Us skiers and snowboarders could really benefit from massive weather-controlled slopes under the Earth’s surface. Imagine… 40,000′ of underground vertical to go skiing on. That’s a crap load of man-made snow, but wouldn’t that be something?

Here are 10 super fun (and weird) facts about the Dead Sea that’ll blow your mind:

1. It’s not a sea—it’s a hypersaline lake, the saltiest major body of water on Earth (34% salinity—10 times saltier than the ocean).
2. You literally cannot sink. The water’s so dense (1.24 g/cm³) that you float like a cork—most people bob with half their body above water while reading a newspaper.
3. Higher Oxygen: The Dead Sea region is the lowest land elevation on Earth (over 400m below sea level), resulting in a higher barometric pressure and therefore a higher density of all air molecules, including oxygen. The air contains about 3.3% to 4.8% more oxygen per breath than at sea level.
4. Its black mud is world-famous: packed with 21 minerals (12 unique to the Dead Sea), it’s sold globally in fancy spas.
5. Asphalt (natural bitumen) used to seep up from the seabed. Ancient Egyptians bought chunks from locals to mummify pharaohs.
6. Almost nothing lives in it—no fish, no seaweed, only some extremophile bacteria and algae that turn the water pink/red on hot days.

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