re: Why so much emphasis on space when 95% of our oceans remain unexplored?

Is 95% of our oceans remaining unexplored an accurate number?

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Dude the oceans are huge, if we wasted time trying to search every nook and cranny we'd never finish. Space is much more manageable, size-wise.

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Not sure if serious.

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Dude the oceans are huge, if we wasted time trying to search every nook and cranny we'd never finish. Space is much more manageable, size-wise.

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1. no. space is bigger, by orders of magnitude beyond comprehension.
yes the ocean floors are so deep that we have not been down there, but we have our doubts about any sentient beings living down there, no cultures. all there is is mining and learning about the planet. space holds space brothers, and mining without the pressure of all that water. we have the technology to mine on the Moon, right now. we will tear it up like West Virginia.


2. the payoff is bigger long term if we develop the capacities required for travel to far planets. e g we might be able to run from earth after we make it uninhabitable.
it might be that it takes us eons to develop everything necessary to travel millions of light years. it might require generations to live in space.

You should know better

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Dude the oceans are huge, if we wasted time trying to search every nook and cranny we'd never finish. Space is much more manageable, size-wise.



1. no. space is bigger, by orders of magnitude beyond comprehension.

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Is 95% of our oceans remaining unexplored an accurate number?

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Yep.

In fact, it's less than 5%.

There could be tens of thousands of ancient ruins on the floors of the high seas and we will never find them.

One has the higher likelihood to be exploited economically than the other, it is really that simple. If private industry thought there was more money underwater then that would be where they would be making investments there. They are not by the way.

Cuz there ain't no aliens in the ocean dummy

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could be tens of thousands of ancient ruins on the floors of the high seas and we will never find them.

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never is a long time.

I think if you can start with one real one, you will get more interest. we have grainy artist rendition of the bermuda triangle.