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

[JFK]

I think it is exactly the opposite.... When it was spinning faster it was larger... As it slows it is getting more compacted at the core.

Remember the tsunami ? If I remember correctly the earth sped up a fraction when that happened, and that was what, a 60 mile long section the width of a 4 lane highway which "folded upon itself" ?
So that tells me it "shrunk" by that area.... and the tides continue to slow the spinning even after that brief increase.

It also seems as if NIST is updating their clocks much more often today than before the 80's.

I don't know, does this make sense to you ?

[dMz]

I think it is exactly the opposite.... When it was spinning faster it was larger... As it slows it is getting more compacted at the core.

Hi JFK,

In order to satisfy Conservation of Angular Momentum, the larger radius requires slower angular speed. This should be true for Earth or nearly any other physical object for that matter. Now as to whether the mass/density of Earth has remained "constant" as mainstream science claims, I don't think Lunk has gotten into that yet. I think it's in the works though.

Spinning ice skaters is the classic example in physics:

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/solarsys/angmom.html

http://uw.physics.wisc.edu/%7Ewonders/IceSkater.html

An example that might be familiar to you is an "over-square" short-stroke Formula One race car or motorcylce engine spinning at near 20,000 RPM vs. a high-torque industrial or marine diesel topping out near 2500 RPM. FWIW, I do know a fuel injector from a harmonic dampener. Just be sure to torque those muffler bearings. (IMG:http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index...13103620AA9jJcJ