What is the largest body of water that is not connected to an ocean? How did it form?

The largest body of water that is not connected to an ocean is the Caspian Sea and it is often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full fledged sea. Specifically…

Top stories for Long   What is the largest body of water that is not connected to an ocean? How did it form? G.Špringer, Send me location - Khabib • Answered August 12, 2024 The largest body of water that is not connected to an ocean is the Caspian Sea and it is often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full fle... Read more » 218 12   What happens when I lose all my oil in my car at 70mph? Tom Crosley, Embedded systems programmer for almost 50 years • Updated April 19, 2019 This happened to me a little over 10 years ago. I had recently bought a new 2007 Kia Rio, and it was due for its first oil change. I went to a fast oil change shop for the f... Read more » 760 45   What made WordPerfect so popular in the 1980s, and why did it eventually fail? Mark Miller, I lived through the '80s as a teen • Updated March 27 What I heard made it so popular was it was the only(?) word processor to give customers an 800 toll-free phone number to call for customer support. That apparently counted ... Read more » 164 72   Why is squid ink safe to eat, while skunk spray is not? What makes the two liquids different from each other? Ken Saladin, Former professor of histology (microscopic anatomy) • Updated April 15 Squid ink is composed mainly of melanin and mucus, but with smaller amounts of dopamine, L-DOPA, and a few amino acids—nothing toxic. These are also natural parts of the hu... Read more » 299 32   How can physicists be certain that what was proved on Earth is also true in the entire universe, such as the atomic theory and existence of electromagnetic fields everywhere? Ron Brown, Decades of teaching physics to undergrads • Updated April 4 There are some good answers here. So I won't repeat them. But I want to show you something. Do you know the constellation Orion? Here in the United States, it has been visib... Read more » 552 45   Why should you never go on a cruise? Charlie Elkins, former Senior Director, Business Development at Boeing • Answered February 15, 2021 A lot of people LOVE going on cruises. They love the package deal, the shipboard entertainment and activities, the variety of ports, etc. All the elements of it are excitin... Read more » 5.7K 678   Former VW beetles had no tachometer to tell the RPM of the engine. How did a driver know when to engage the gears and let the clutch pedal out to successfully perform a shift? Luca Guala, I don't really like driving. I'm better off on a bike • Answered January 21 Most cars built before the 1980's had no tachometer (rev counter) and there was no way to know the engine RPM while driving. The reason was that the instruments at the time... Read more » 105 51   Why are objects at the bottom of the ocean, like the plastic bag found in the Mariana Trench, not crushed totally flat if the pressure is so high? Silk Road, Physics/History Connoisseur • Answered October 5, 2024 It's simple really. That plastic bag is full of air – or whatever other gas was in it when it took its unplanned plunge into the abyss. The deeper it goes, the more the immen... Read more » 1.5K 41   Why is a SSD so big compared to a NAND? Dave Haynie, Hardware Systems Engineer (Rajant + Commodore-Amiga + 20 years in startups) • Updated June 13, 2024 You think? Yeah, a 256 GB memory can exist on a single device these days. That's a 3D NAND flash device, typically MLC, TLC, or possibly even QLC, and the one shown here is... Read more » 203 20   What do music producers mean when they say a singer has good "mic technique," and why is it important for pop artists like Britney Spears? Trevor Zylstra • Answered April 30 "Good mic technique" refers to expertise that a person has with microphones and the understanding of how they work. A few examples (not an exhaustive list by any means) of g... Read more » 474 36   Do trucking companies hire inexperienced drivers without providing training? Scott Williams, Trucker at Yo Mamma's House (2002-present) • Answered October 19, 2024 Definitely I was an Amazon contractor thru JB Hunt delivery to an Amazon fulfillment center in Dallas at 2am. There were 2 rigs trying to back in the dock and 1 girl trying... Read more » 511 29   What are the key reasons Samsung phones are more expensive yet less appealing to Chinese consumers compared to local brands? CaiLei, lives in Changsha, Hunan, China (1969-present) • Answered May 4 The mainland Chinese market is the only economy in the world where the smartphone industry is completely free to compete. Even with the tariff war going on today, the iPhone... Read more » 138 17 Read more in your feed

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