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crazyfrog
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 Posted: 03/29/06 - 10:59 Post subject: cool article about africa
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airehead
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 12:18 Post subject:
I read this last week! That is way cool! I was telling my family about it and they looked at me blankly.
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 13:56 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | I read this last week! That is way cool! I was telling my family about it and they looked at me blankly. |
thats kinda how i feel now since youre the only one who replied to this thread.
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 13:59 Post subject:
I read it. Cool stuff, even though I'm not too big on geology.
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airehead
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 14:00 Post subject:
| crazyfrog wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | I read this last week! That is way cool! I was telling my family about it and they looked at me blankly. |
thats kinda how i feel now since youre the only one who replied to this thread. |
Look!!! Mech's a geek, too!!
Hyper usually likes this stuff, too.
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 14:03 Post subject:
Very interesting read.
I'm a geography geek. 
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andydp
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 15:35 Post subject:
Amazing - hey I wonder if...
With the flooding of such a large area - how much will that lower sea levels around the globe ?
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Floridaboiler
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 22:38 Post subject:
That was a cool article, thanks for sharing it.
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Ms. Jenn
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Posted: 03/30/06 - 08:58 Post subject:
We talked about this a lot in geology. It was pretty neat and scary at the same time.
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TriBob
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Posted: 03/30/06 - 09:07 Post subject:
| Quote: | | The two branches of this third crevice are moving apart by about one millimeter a year |
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msparks
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Posted: 03/30/06 - 09:43 Post subject:
| TriBob wrote: | | Quote: | | The two branches of this third crevice are moving apart by about one millimeter a year |
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Assuming that none of us will be alive in 100 years ( ! ), this GAP will be, <gasp> 3.937007874 inches!!
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andydp
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Posted: 03/30/06 - 09:50 Post subject:
| msparks wrote: | | TriBob wrote: | | Quote: | | The two branches of this third crevice are moving apart by about one millimeter a year |
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Assuming that none of us will be alive in 100 years ( ! ), this GAP will be, <gasp> 3.937007874 inches!!
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In geologic terms, this is supersonic speed. I may add you only need one millimeter of shift to cause major earthquakes like in California.
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msparks
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Posted: 03/30/06 - 10:02 Post subject:
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In geologic terms, this is supersonic speed. I may add you only need one millimeter of shift to cause major earthquakes like in California. |
You bet that's fast, geologically speaking!
A quick, one-millimeter shift causes lots of problems, a true cause for
I'm thinking about that year-long millimeter shift....helps me to relax a bit more.
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