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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: How are mountains formed, and what causes their characteristic shapes?

« on: 04/07/2016 06:13:01 »

Reason for above?

Sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks are within a fairly "narrow" viscosity range and thus, compression operates similarly  to all of them.

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Could pyramids have been terraformed?

« on: 04/07/2016 03:47:03 »

"...  with all of the information we have with energy provided by the pyramids"
  The Pyramids produce no energy of any sort that is meassurable.

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The Environment / Re: Why do grains of sand seem to be one size in dunes and on beaches?

« on: 04/07/2016 03:20:25 »

Yes, I ignored sorting. BUT the smaller the size-es are also governed by crystal structure

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Guest Book / Re: Disappearing Posts?

« on: 03/07/2016 03:52:59 »

I am now having this problem, too.

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: How are mountains formed, and what causes their characteristic shapes?

« on: 02/07/2016 03:55:22 »

All types of rock are subject to the process I describe. And all types form "waves."

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orogeny

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Just Chat! / Re: Kettle for sale, £10, one previous owner ...

« on: 01/07/2016 06:01:26 »

Does getting out of the EU cause this much personal hardship? An Englishman without a tea kettle and ... ?

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: How are mountains formed, and what causes their characteristic shapes?

« on: 01/07/2016 04:52:41 »

Second Reply (after Implied Consent posted his reply.)

FROM I. C.  I'm just wondering if the question has been asked. I had never even heard a theory of the entire Earth's surface covered in water.

ONCE, perhaps 4.5 B years ago it was all water.  Early in earth  history, there was solid rock but not since a LONG LONG time ago.

Also  https://www.google.com/search?q=mountain+building+definition&rlz=1CASMAH_enUS699&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=616&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd96WyqtHNAhUP6WMKHSahDkQQsAQIcw   

The shape is similar in all mountains. They float on the mantle and act llke ice cubs.

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: How are mountains formed, and what causes their characteristic shapes?

« on: 01/07/2016 04:43:29 »

First reply

Continents collide, the material that makes up the continents gets compressed. Where does it go? 

Up - and down (under) one or both of the sheets that are colliding.
 
Much of the time the material is molten or  more likely semi- solid "rocks" that deforms in plastic? flow. Wa-la! mountains!
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See also "mountain building" definitions in search websites

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The Environment / Re: Why do grains of sand seem to be one size in dunes and on beaches?

« on: 30/06/2016 04:03:23 »

These sands are all one chemical compound and thus, crystal structure.

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Do reptiles bond to their caregivers?

« on: 30/06/2016 03:54:26 »

They can be habituated but bonded?

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Should cannabis legalization allow cultivation for your own use?

« on: 30/06/2016 03:50:23 »

YES

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Does this look like a meteor strike?

« on: 30/06/2016 03:04:35 »

What do you think of the Fiji Whirlpool?

Sorry no banana for a circle

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Does this look like a meteor strike?

« on: 30/06/2016 02:38:53 »

Let Bass have his way. The old coot could be WRONG! 

Too obviously a circle - what else could make it? Bass, I ask you.

Huh? Huh? Huh?  The crust being squeezes between two continents like tooth paste?

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: What causes this colouration in a piece of slate?

« on: 29/06/2016 04:54:50 »

What about a diffraction grating ?

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General Science / Re: Why does unhealthy food taste so good?

« on: 29/06/2016 04:49:39 »

Don't ask - ENJOY

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Can humans cause earthquakes?

« on: 29/06/2016 04:30:15 »

What are you doing, RD? Trying to Show me up?

I resemble that!

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Did evolution recommence after the dinosaurs?

« on: 29/06/2016 03:29:55 »

Evolution never stopped. The minds of part of the population ossified OR never asked "WHAT IF....". Evolution is proven and has been documented in short-lived  single celled animals. And in other organisms.

See my signature, below.

Jim

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Just Chat! / Re: Punning is hard(ly) work! Is groaning aloud here?

« on: 27/06/2016 22:16:58 »

No, I dig it.

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: Can humans cause earthquakes?

« on: 27/06/2016 22:10:57 »

Both of above are correct.  []

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: is there a connection between fracking and earthquakes?

« on: 27/06/2016 05:51:42 »

in a word "yes" BUT 99.99999% of earthquakes have no connection.

Frack fluid is slick water (surfactant added) is used in fracking. It is used to pump down propants into a specific zone as determined by geologists (Yea!)

fracking and earthquakes in Yahoo Search or any other search will yield a wealth of info.