What does 10 TRILLION gallons of water even equate to?

okhmbldr wrote:
This has been a very interesting thread...did anyone ever determine what 10 Trillion gallons of water would be???
Science....what a great idea. I have always enjoyed science and the discoveries made, many that reshaped the world. Mostly thru trial and error, but still very productive.
Speaking of scientist; I tuned in to an old Johnny Carson show last night that had Scientist Carl Sagan as guest. He made a statement that brought this thread back to my mind. This episode must have been in the '70's, I not very sure of the date, but Sagan said "The world is quickly running out of fossil fuels and needs to find other sources of energy quickly".
Professor Sagan was commenting based on the science of the day (I do remember hearing that message in the 70's that we would run out of oil soon, the Arab oil embargo, etc. So, you saw a lot of solar panels on roof tops, some wind generators in people's backyards. A lot of people were looking for alternatives during that time.
Anyway, Carl Sagan's comment made me think, Science in not always correct and we need to understand that we cannot make a scientific statement a fact until it's proven thru trial and error that it is a reality, and not just science.
Now I'm off to find that 10 Trillion Gallons of water....how many 8 oz. glasses of water would I need to drink to end the 10 Trillion debate?

Regarding Sagan on the Tonight Show: I caught it too. He also briefly mentioned the changing climate. While he didn't say more than that, I'm pretty sure he was talking about it getting colder not warmer. As the interview took place in 1978, that was the era of "global cooling" science.