"plastic" is more like it.

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"plastic" is more like it.

podrock — 1/10/2006 6:50:12 PM (archived)

The inner core is solid, the outer core is liquid, and the mantle has a variable range of plasticity. The mantle has some sort of convection cells, but their geometry is in debate. This is an okay site with some neat modeling of sinking and rising mantle.

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Answer to Lee about magnetism. - Johannes - 1/9/2006 4:41:40 AM
- electrons don't really "orbit" - podrock - 1/10/2006 7:13:32 PM
  - re: They SEEM to exist in symmetrical regions of statistical probability - Johannes - 1/10/2006 10:22:24 PM
    - I'm uncertain what you know that Heisenberg couldnt get (n/t) - tony - 1/11/2006 1:56:14 AM
      - re: Heisenberg's principle - Johannes - 1/12/2006 8:00:57 PM
        
        Was a joke man, just a jokey title. (n/t) - Tony - 1/13/2006 1:47:24 PM
    - what exactly are these "various electron phenomena" that you have studied? (n/t) - alcaray - 1/10/2006 11:50:40 PM
      - re: these "various electron phenomena" - Johannes - 1/12/2006 7:47:54 PM
        
        How does that work with molecular bonding geometries? (n/t) - podrock - 1/13/2006 6:29:01 AM
        
        re: How does that work ? - Johannes - 1/14/2006 2:44:44 AM
- Earth's magnetic field - et - 1/9/2006 6:33:42 PM
  - re: Earth's magnetic field - Johannes - 1/10/2006 3:52:39 AM
    - Just something to consider.... - end transmission - 1/10/2006 5:49:16 PM
      - Bridges and aerodynamics - Laurie Street - 1/10/2006 6:49:21 PM
        
        It didn't exactly help the TN bridge stay aloft, did it? ;) - et - 1/10/2006 9:34:20 PM
        
        Out of phase with the Van Allen belts (n/t) - alcaray - 1/10/2006 11:47:28 PM
        
        Galloping Gertie was the original Tacoma narrows bridge, which I dove on. (n/t) - Not yet phased. - 1/12/2006 2:00:22 AM
        
        I think you mean dove off? (n/t) - alcaray - 1/12/2006 5:04:09 PM
        
        How old are you? It collapsed 65 years ago! (n/t) - Laurie Street - 1/12/2006 4:45:00 PM
        
        AHHGH! Knuckleheads! I was underwater. Drifting over the wreckage of the Galloping Gertie. (n/t) - wet suit - 1/12/2006 8:05:00 PM
        
        re: AHHGH! Knuckleheads! I was underwater. Drifting over the wreckage of the Galloping Gertie. - Laurie Street - 1/12/2006 9:39:10 PM
        
        Yes.... - et - 1/12/2006 11:39:20 PM
    - Earth's core is solid.....the mantle is liquid. - Lee - 1/10/2006 6:59:02 AM
      - "plastic" is more like it. - podrock - 1/10/2006 6:50:12 PM
        
        re: "plastic" is more like it. - nick hoffman - 1/13/2006 3:29:15 AM
        
        You should describe what you mean by plastic. - et - 1/10/2006 9:36:20 PM
        
        I'm afraid you're right...Plastic deformation, then. - podrock - 1/11/2006 6:31:22 PM
      - Earth's inner core is solid, outer core is liquid and the mantle flows over VERY long periods of time. (n/t) - et - 1/10/2006 5:37:58 PM
        
        I thought it was... - LJK - 1/10/2006 5:41:25 PM
        
        You forgot the elephants - Tony - 1/10/2006 8:00:33 PM
        
        That's a fanciful artist's rendering! - alcaray - 1/11/2006 7:07:09 PM
        
        Great A'Tuin only needs 4 elephants! - Tony - 1/11/2006 9:19:24 PM
        
        re: Great A'Tuin only needs 4 elephants! - alcaray - 1/11/2006 10:44:47 PM
        
        Ah, misread your post :-) (n/t) - Tony - 1/14/2006 2:21:07 AM
    - Get it through your skull: REALITY DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! - R.L. - 1/10/2006 6:57:20 AM
      - re: I truly hope that some day you will learn HOW to think. - Johannes - 1/13/2006 6:35:42 AM
      - Chill dude. (n/t) - REE: RL TEAR SCI TOT - 1/10/2006 11:36:21 PM
- You need treatment... (n/t) - R.L. - 1/9/2006 1:48:23 PM

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