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Originally posted by TXRabbit
I have yet to see 1 single good reason in all these "OH NOES! THE NWO WANTS TO KIL ME" threads for any reason for mass-extinction/population reduction.
Originally posted by theregonnakillme
reply to post by Kharron
No, imagine you had a giant 10ft balloon that could not be popped, and covered it with earth until it was compressed to a foot thick. The pressure inside the balloon would be extremely high compared to the air pressure outside. If the air pressure decreases suddenly or gently then the soil on top of the balloon will rapidly or gradually lower itself.
If this is done suddenly then you get a huge displacement of soil which if on the sea floor results in a sudden drop in sea levels. On the scale we are talking about in the gulf this will result in a sudden movements of hundreds of billions of gallons of water. If the sea floor dropped by 3 ft over a sea floor area of say 300 square miles the energy released would be on a scale not seen by modern humans.
Even if the the pressure equalisation was gradual, it would at some point result in a sudden collapse which would be considerably smaller than the sudden shift, but still deadly!
Originally posted by Kharron
reply to post by theregonnakillme
Sounds interesting, but wouldn't the pressures between the two liquids equalize?
What would cause the sea floor to collapse?
Kharron
Originally posted by theregonnakillme
reply to post by Kharron
No, imagine you had a giant 10ft balloon that could not be popped, and covered it with earth until it was compressed to a foot thick. The pressure inside the balloon would be extremely high compared to the air pressure outside. If the air pressure decreases suddenly or gently then the soil on top of the balloon will rapidly or gradually lower itself.
If this is done suddenly then you get a huge displacement of soil which if on the sea floor results in a sudden drop in sea levels. On the scale we are talking about in the gulf this will result in a sudden movements of hundreds of billions of gallons of water. If the sea floor dropped by 3 ft over a sea floor area of say 300 square miles the energy released would be on a scale not seen by modern humans.
Even if the the pressure equalisation was gradual, it would at some point result in a sudden collapse which would be considerably smaller than the sudden shift, but still deadly!
Originally posted by RMFX1
Originally posted by mpriebe81
reply to post by theregonnakillme
off-topic here, but did anybody else notice the town in the Caucus Islands called "Cockburn Town"??? That just made me spit my water out
On topic, good find!!!! S&F for sure, that DOES look extremely fishy to me. Granted I am no geologist, so I look forward to hearing from others who may be able to enlighten us as to what exactly this means.
Cockburn is a relatively common name in the UK, I've come across a few. Although it isn't pronounced as it's spelt. It's pronounced as Co burn. Silent ck. I'd imagine that it's the same deal with this town.