#tectonic activity

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

also hey speaking of worm!! whenever u get a break from me tormenting u wormstyle & also scarab. do u have any thoughts on the chicago wards interview that got interrupted by khonsu.... ( also that whole like. section. ouagh.) big nhw coded moment 2 me. torment those guys make them appear on national network morning news!!! also chicago wards thoughts in general. taylor's alexandria lunchbox & psychological warfare. etc....

OKAY. YEAH!! PERFECT TIMING i just finished 25.5. awesome. i want to crush cauldron in my epic huge meat fist. HAVING A LOT OF FEELINGS ABT THE INTERVIEWWWW. i dont think i liveblogged that chapter much partially because i read it at work and partially because oh my godddd it was so fucking painful. the. fakeness of it all. eugh. icky. but also holy shit yeah nhw. you know their asses are on tv so much because theyre the junior prime force. hey remember how fucking dismally william did during the speech before the trickster fight. do you think theres a scrubbed interview out there where he just has a breakdown on live tv. absolute fucking nightmare. thank god nhw greyscale doesnt happen until way later because this boy CANNOT be on tv. anyway. yeah i think they get interviewed and stuff a lot but the only one whos actually any good at it is dakota. because everyone loves dakota. he does most of the talking 90% of the time. hey do u think ashe was auxiliary long enough to be on tv. how do u think he would feel abt that. how do u think MARK would feel abt that. sorry my worm reading interrupted winters family fic im thinking abt them nonstop ueueuguughhh................. anyway. god . this is just complete stream of consciousness garbage i am so sorry. worms fucking GOOD dude. THE FUKCING ALEXANDRIA LUNCHBOX. PEAK SHITTY TEENAGER BEHAVIOR I HATE IT SO MUCH

[soft-cheek]

Everybody hold up I'm now obsessed with the nastapoka arc in canada

[lab-trash]

I'm serious about wanting drawing ideas yall. I am completely tapped of drawing ideas.

[xamaxenta]

Wtf just felt an earthquake

[the-antichrists-plus-one]

No because this is essentially what happens! At convergent boundaries (where the tectonic plates smash into together). There are 2 types of crust, that make up tectonic plates, oceanic and continental. Oceanic crust is denser and heavier than continental crust, so it’s a bottom; and the continental crust would be the top (physically too, since it is the type of crust that rises above the water). When two pieces of continental crust (tops) smash together they scrunch up and form mountains. When two plates of oceanic crush meet they both try bottoming for each other so much that they sink down so low they form oceanic trenches (the deepest places in the world, where the mountains are the highest).

But it’s more than that! When two places smash together one tectonic plate will end up going underneath the other because they all sit on top of the molten liquid mantle and there’s nowhere else for it to go. (This is also how we get volcanoes! The tectonic plate melts in the mantle and forms magma which rises to the surface as volcanoes).

one tectonic plate approaching another

“so are you a top or a bottom?”

[creativemedianews]

Minute-by-Minute Breakdown of What Could Happen When California's 'Big One' Earthquake Strikes

Minute-by-Minute Breakdown of What Could Happen When California's 'Big One' Earthquake Strikes #aftershocks

[ultimateinferno]

Working in home insurance has taught me things about houses I've never planned on learning.

[covenawhite66]

Barberton Greenstone Belt located in region Africa's highveld.

They discovered a fragment of the sea floor 3.3 billion years old.

Earth was believed to be a liquid magma planet with a crust so thin that it was incapable of forming large tectonic plates or seismic activity.

But Earth had large Earth Quakes and Volcanos at that time.

[cosmoglaut]

The truth behind this tweet spans across fans of all ages.

I've watched a few interviews with the cast and crew of Good Omens and can I just say that, as someone who was a BBC's Sherlock fan back when it was still airing, it makes me so incredibly happy to finally have a show that not only doesn't queerbait (yes, the bar is in hell), but where the actors seem genuinely happy with and open about the queer direction the show is going in, and where they don't shame the fans for also being happy about this development. I just watched an interview with Michael Sheen where he, almost unprompted, brought up fanfiction and said that he thinks that it's a shame that people used to be weird about fanfiction because he thinks it's amazing and shows a love for the show. And... as someone who kind of still gets upset whenever I'm reminded of certain interviews and panels with the cast and crew of Sherlock (if you were in the fandom I'm sure you know which ones I'm talking about), this unabashed celebration of queer joy from the cast and crew of a big show like this is just something I could never have imagined as a young, queer fan!

I get that there are different circumstances, Sherlock fans could definitely be a lot sometimes, and maybe it's cruel of me to compare shows like this. But I genuinely believe that Sherlock did some actual damage to my (and many others') trust in media and in creators. It's one of the main reasons I absolutely didn't believe Our Flag Means Death would do what it did even when I was seeing it play out before my very eyes. It's why I didn't believe Crowley and Aziraphale would ever even come close to actually expressing their feelings for one another despite all of the queer subtext in season 1 and despite the cast and crew calling it a love story. Maybe all of this even added to my suspicions that they weren't going to follow through because we've all been let down time and time again.

And I'm not trying to pin the fault of queerbaiting solely on Sherlock and the team behind it - I am aware that there were many other big shows and movies that also queerbaited at the time. But out of all of those shows, I mainly watched Sherlock and it, along with the interviews with the cast and crew, were my main points of reference for what to expect regarding queer representation in (especially mainstream) media at the time. Which is why I'm mainly using Sherlock as an example of this unfortunate trend.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that with all of these shows now subverting our very, very low expectations for what kind of space queer characters and queer stories are allowed to occupy in (especially mainstream) media, I feel like my teenage self is starting to heal just a bit. But, both back then and in hindsight, I'm also completely baffled that a few shows in the late 2000s and early 2010s were able to get away with the shit they were pulling and completely ruin young, queer fans' trust in both creators and in their own media literacy.

[ancientfrozenglaciershark]

ok i know earthquakes are scary and i hope that everyone is ok, but these are honestly so amazing to me, as a naturalist, like,, Yes, my darling Earth? What are you saying? I love when you speak to me,.. your voice is so mighty

[wayti-blog]

"A team of geoscientists from the University of Toronto is shedding new light on the century-old model of plate tectonics, which suggests the plates covering the ocean floors are rigid as they move across the Earth's mantle.

The researchers found that the Pacific plate is scored by large undersea faults that are pulling it apart. The newly discovered faults, described in a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, are the result of enormous forces within the plate tugging it westward.

Some of the faults are thousands of meters deep and hundreds of kilometers long.

"We knew that geological deformations like faults happen on the continental plate interiors far from plate boundaries," says Erkan Gün, a post-doctoral researcher in the department of Earth Sciences in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. "But we didn't know the same thing was happening to ocean plates.""

""But the theory [The theory of plate tectonics ] 's not carved in stone and we're still finding new things," says Pysklywec. "Now we know this fault damage is tearing apart the center of an ocean plate—and this could be linked to seismic activity and volcanism.

"A new finding like this overturns what we've understood and taught about the active Earth," he says. "And it shows that there are still radical mysteries about even the grand operation of our evolving planet.""

continue reading article

[westvalleyfaultph]

Unveiling the Mysteries: Geological Origins of the West Valley Fault in the Philippines

Scan the QR code to get this blog on the go. The Philippines, known for its stunning landscapes and vibrant culture, also harbors hidden geological wonders that shape the very ground we walk on. One such marvel is the West Valley Fault, a tectonic boundary with a rich history that intertwines with the country’s geological narrative. In this article, we delve into the fascinating geological…

[onboardsorasora]

.

[tgcg]

an open fly walking

i didnt like this one but i thought id finally air it out since its been sat in my folders for months now

TG: hey karkat

CG: YEAH?

===

TG: you ever noticed you like

TG: walk weird

CG: WOW, OKAY.

CG: HAVE *YOU* EVER NOTICED THAT I DON'T GIVE A SHIT?

TG: pff

===

TG: no listen because i got my ears scoping that shit im like a scouter for dude activity

TG: ok maybe me mentioning it to you is gonna fuck up your ecosystem or something but

TG: you have the heaviest feet of the century man

CG: I DO???

TG: just thrust them straight down into the ground like youre trying to homebrew a san andreas fault

TG: viciously tamping on tectonic plates hoping for top score on the richter scale

TG: waging war against solid particles and the basic flow of gravity

TG: i could ID those footfalls out of a million i mean it

CG: SERIOUSLY?

===

TG: i mean theres nothing wrong with it but

TG: yeah

CG: I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU'RE FUCKING WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

TG: im not fucking with you striders honor

TG: when have i ever lied to anybody about anything

CG: NOT UNPACKING THAT QUESTION WITH YOU TODAY.

CG: BUT SHIT, HOLD ON. LET ME SEE.

TG: yeah take the umbrella go over there and just walk to me

CG: ON IT.

===

===

TG: see you just kinda slam em straight down dude

CG: THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY RIOTOUS FUCKING JOKE OF A LIFE.

TG: dont your feet ache

===

CG: MOOT POINT. THIS MIGHT SOUND INSANE BUT I'VE ACTUALLY HAD MY STRUT PODS FOR A WHILE. ANY KIND OF PAIN THIS WOULD'VE BEEN CAUSING WOULD BE TOTALLY FILTERED OUT OF MY SPONGE BY NOW AS BACKGROUND NOISE.

TG: damn i didnt think that through

TG: my shades

CG: ALRIGHT, GET BACK UNDER THE SHITTING UMBRELLA AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME.

TG: look ive fucked myself over here too i dont have shit to clean these with

TG: ugh

===

TG: guess its karma

CG: HOLY FUCK. HOW DID I NEVER NOTICE THIS BEFORE?

TG: i dunno but im gonna assume having a dad thats a literal crab monster is probably a contributing factor

TG: im guessing thats not a great role model for this kinda thing

TG: just conjecture i mean

CG: YOUR ENVY IS OVERWHELMINGLY OBVIOUS DAVE. AS A DISCLAIMER, HE WOULD'VE ABSOLUTELY KICKED YOUR ASS.

TG: yeah probably

CG: THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THERE IS TO SAY ON THE MATTER.

===

TG: but see bro had me stringent on feather feets

TG: i bet i could slip across a bike horn warehouse with nary a fucking toot

CG: HAHA. ASSUMING YOU DON'T MAKE A TOTAL ASS OF YOURSELF, AS PER USUAL.

CG: IF YOU WEREN'T CONSTANTLY RUNNING YOUR GASH ABOUT EVERYTHING AND BEING AN INIMITABLE CLOWN I SERIOUSLY THINK YOU COULD BE ON PAR WITH YOUR CUSTODIAN.

CG: THAT IS A MONUMENTAL "IF".

TG: well look at it this way

TG: im basically doing you all a favor by being a dumbass

TG: never gonna get caught off guard by the bozo patrol

CG: WOW. GOOD POINT.

===

TG: also screw this can i use your shirt

TG: this stupid hoodie is just smudging my lenses up

TG: i cant see dick

CG: UH

CG: SURE, I GUESS.

TG: cool

===

TG: so yeah i could be prowling around like a goddamn verbal assassin sniping convos left and right

TG: but no ive got the decency to go bunp in the night

CG: YEAH.

CG: IT'S DEFINITELY COMPOUNDED BY THE CONSTANT INANE RAMBLINGS.

CG: BUT

CG: IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY RELAXING, Y'KNOW? IT HAS ITS OWN RHYTHM.

TG: see yeah i sound it off and

===

TG: wait really?

CG: YEAH

CG: I DON'T KNOW

CG: FUCK. HOW DO I EXPLAIN THIS WITHOUT WANTING TO CRAM MY FROND DOWN MY PROTEIN CHUTE.

===

CG: IT'S LIKE

CG: A SALVE FOR MY AGGRAVATION SPONGE.

CG: YOUR VOICE IS THE HUMAN EQUIVALENT OF ASPIRIN.

TG: uh damn karkat hold your hoofbeasts i was talking about the rhythm thing

CG: ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT. I'M TAKING US BOTH THE FUCK OUT RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE REACHED THE BAD END OF THIS CONVERSATION.

TG: you think thatd be heroic or just

CG: IF I WAS STILL GHOSTING AROUND THE RUINS OF SGRUB'S ARCANE FRIGGIN GAME SYSTEMS, THE COMPLETE LACK OF SHIT AFOOT NOWADAYS WOULD BORE ME TO DEATH.

CG: LIKE. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME OUR THERMAL HULL LEVELLED UP, DAVE?

TG: hah

===

TG: but uh

TG: i mean we had aspirin on earth

CG: NO, NUMBNUBS.

CG: I'M SAYING YOU ARE MY ASPIRIN.

TG: oh

CG: YEAH, TAKE THAT TO THE BANK AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR 20-KARAT ASS.

===

TG: heh

TG: well get this

TG: i will literally talk at you forever for free

TG: you got lifetime priority seating for the davealogues

TG: never gotta go to the drugstore again you can just get doped up on my dulcet tones for the rest of time

TG: take that and some of this

TG: im packin punches

CG: OW, FUCK! NO! MY MIGRAINES!

CG: SWEEPS OF VEINCLOTTING AND NERVEFRAYING DOWN THE FUCKING GAPER. BECAUSE OF YOU.

CG: YOU ASSHOLE, THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME.

CG: AND YOU'RE LAUGHING.

TG: chuckle up it only gets worse from here

===

CG: BE HONEST WITH ME. DID FONDLING MY SHIRT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET EVEN DO ANYTHING?

TG: barely but yknow sometimes you just gotta deal the cards youre given

TG: ill just be astigmatic for a while its cool

CG: PFF… OKAY MAN.