Joe,
What does your equation regarding depth of the oceanic crust tell us about the possibility of depressing the oceanic crust with water loading? I am too lazy to figure this out and was hoping that you had an easy explanation. I know that I've heard an argument on this issue but can't remember it. It just nags me every time I read wmscott's rambling on his ideas regarding the flood. It seems to me that the whole idea of water loading causing depression of the oceanic crust was put out of its misery a long time ago.