Plate Tectonics And Continental Drift., And I thought I knew all about it... Options

[lunk]

Plate tectonics and continental drift have been taught to me from a very early age.
I frequently found myself staring at geological formations, wondering how on earth, they were formed.
It sort of made sense, and what I didn't understand, I figured that it had all been studied, and some expert had already figured it all out, and there was no point in exploring the subject any further.
Now, I have recently discovered that there were other theories floating around:

http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/lau...98/EARTHEXP.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Warren_Carey

Now there are stories, of the Earth being only 6000 years old,
and a huge flood that covered the world, and predictions of a firery future...
However, I find little, outside a few human scribbles,
to support these stories.

But, I do see a grain of truth in the demonstration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJzic3kk4_g

Proof that the Earth has become larger.
...and that's about all.

imo, lunk

[lunk]

What do you think;
did the Earth grow,
or was there just a way more atmosphere?:

http://dinosaurtheory.com/solution.html

"However, it is difficult to imagine how either the universal gravitational constant G, the mass of the Earth M-E, or the radius of the Earth R-E could have changed significantly between the Mesozoic era and the present."

Yes, it is difficult to imagine,
but the Earth grew...
that fast, too.

imo, lunk

[JFK]

What do you think;
did the Earth grow,
or was there just a way more atmosphere?:

Honestly I think the earth was spinning much faster way back when and the centrifugal forces made everything lighter.

It would seem to me that the tides which the moon generates, acts as a massive "brake" and is continually slowing the spin of the earth ever so slightly.

Of course I accept the fact that I may be full of crap with that idea. (IMG:http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[lunk]

Honestly I think the earth was spinning much faster way back when and the centrifugal forces made everything lighter.

It would seem to me that the tides which the moon generates, acts as a massive "brake" and is continually slowing the spin of the earth ever so slightly.

Of course I accept the fact that I may be full of crap with that idea. (IMG:http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I think that they found that the days were shorter going back in time,
so Earth must have been spinning faster...
because it was smaller?

When you pull yourself in to the center of a merry-go-round you go faster,
and when you move your weight back to the outside you slow down.

There is a slight difference in the weight of things between the equator and poles.
I don't know if it's because of the centrifugal force or that the Earth is an oblate spheroid and there is more mass and therefore more gravity at the equator.

I think more the latter.