What Is The Total % Of The Earth’s Water?

Mr. X

Dear Mr. X,

Well, I appreciate your effort with this question. But in all honesty, it’s one of the most difficult questions to answer. You may be wondering why. Read the question again. Carefully now. Ok. Point proven. Now, let the Great Wimble give it a go.

Let’s get some facts straight. For starters, it is estimated that there is 326,000,000,000,000,000,000 gallons of water on Earth. That’s a lot of water. However, about 98% of that water is in the ocean, and undrinkable at this point in time. Almost 2% is fresh water. Of course that’s still a lot of water.

Now, I’m assuming that in your question, you wanted to know the percentage of water compared to land. Well, approximately 70% of the earths crust is covered in water.

However, if you look at your question another way, you may be interested in know how much of something is in the Earth’s water. However, you didn’t specify what that something is, which makes this question so difficult. In fact, even if you did, it’s nearly impossible to determine how much of that something is actually in the water, due to the fact that there’s so much of it.

Let me just say that there are lots of things in the oceans and lakes. You’ll find lots of pollution, some urine, some dead animals, and millions of other contaminants. However, keep in mind that the amount is small. In fact, if you even had 1 million gallons of urine in the lakes, you’re going to be plenty fine. Nothing to worry about. Of the 326,000,000,000,000,000,000 gallons of water on earth. 1,000,000 of that is practically nothing.

Hope I was able to help. Glad to hear from you again.

Wimble

How is an ABC titration performed, and what significance does it hold in the pulp and paper industry?

TAPPI Man

Dear TAPPI Man,

This is an excellent question. Many people don’t realize how these types of tests can help in the pulp and paper industry. The Great Wimble is here to make these things more clear.

For starters, the ABC titration is more commonly known as AB titration (Acid-Base titration). The procedure can be quite confusing for those who are unfamiliar with titration. You first must get the sample that you are testing for acidity and it must be diluted. Add a few drops of phenolphthalein indicator. Then, most commonly, you place Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) into a buret. You then begin titrating the NaOH into the diluted sample. If the sample is acidic, there will be no discoloration in the sample. NaOH is added into the sample until there is a permanent pink color to the sample. This represents that the sample is now neutral (or close to).

How is this test significant in the pulp and paper industry? Well, let’s look at it this way. Let’s say you buy a package of manila folders from the store. Now, let’s say that you store your VERY important paperwork in these folders. If the folders are too acidic or too basic, then the folders will cause the contents to deteriorate at a much faster pace than if it were neutral. In other words, instead of the paper lasting for a hundred years or more, it only ends up lasting five years. Let’s just hope that your important papers aren’t the only copy, otherwise you’d be out of luck in five years.

Hope I was able to help with your question. Remember to make sure your folders aren’t too acidic. Bad things may result. Hope to hear from you again.

Wimble

Is the moon made of cheese?

Michelle

Dear Michelle,

Oh, this one is a classic. However, despite popular belief, the answer may surprise you. The Great Wimble will of course go into greater detail.

Now, obviously, scientists have already determined that our moon is not made of cheese. Neil Armstrong also agreed that it was not cheese after he had landed on our moon. Our moon is made of simply dust and dirt. There’s really not much too it at all. However, many people think it is made of cheese because of the craters. These craters are caused by meteors crashing into the moon’s surface.

Now, let’s think about something for a minute. We’ve already determined that our moon is not made of cheese. However, keep in mind that there are billions of other moons throughout the universe. So who’s to say that one of them is not made of cheese. For all we know, there are millions of cows out in deep space who happened to get milked, somehow, and they’re milk turned into cheese over time, which acted like meteors. These cheese meteors then collided with one another over millions of years and may have very well formed a moon that is made, at least partially, by cheese.

Hope I was able to help. Good luck in your search for a cheesy moon.

Wimble