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Mysterious 'donut' structure is discovered hidden inside Earth's core - and it could unlock the secrets of our planet's protective magnetic field
Daily Mail ^ | 9/2/24 | William Hunter

Posted on 09/02/2024 9:35:00 AM PDT by week 71

Scientists have uncovered a vast donut-shaped structure buried thousands of miles beneath our feet.

Researchers from the Australian National University used seismic waves generated by earthquakes to peer into the Earth's mysterious molten core.

By tracing the path of these waves through the planet, the researchers found a region a few hundred kilometres thick where they travelled two per cent slower than normal.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; donuts; freepun; krispykreme; magneticfield
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Given the texture of the earth's core - that would make us a jelly donut. No wonder police love the earth. I do indeed enjoy coffee while sipping a cup on this terrestrial ball. Easy headline for puns.
1 posted on 09/02/2024 9:35:00 AM PDT by week 71
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2 posted on 09/02/2024 9:36:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: week 71

A Hell donut?

That’s where bad cops go, right?


3 posted on 09/02/2024 9:36:44 AM PDT by null and void (Don't hallucinate and legislate, don't hallucinate and educate, don't hallucinate and procreate...)
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To: week 71

D’oh!


4 posted on 09/02/2024 9:37:53 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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5 posted on 09/02/2024 9:39:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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> Scientists have uncovered a vast donut-shaped structure buried thousands of miles beneath our feet. <

And here we see the lead scientist explaining the discovery.


6 posted on 09/02/2024 9:39:47 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: week 71

How about you leave it alone?


7 posted on 09/02/2024 9:40:18 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Leaning Right

Yeah - I guess that makes the moon a donut hole.


8 posted on 09/02/2024 9:40:59 AM PDT by week 71
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It’s the Oil Producing Donut for never ending oil


9 posted on 09/02/2024 9:41:56 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Leaning Right
Him and Don Koharski....


10 posted on 09/02/2024 9:42:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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No,Mr.Christie, not those kind of donuts!
Keep driving.


11 posted on 09/02/2024 9:43:26 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Leaning Right; week 71

What is the correct geological term? The Homersphere?


12 posted on 09/02/2024 9:44:31 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)
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I don't need to know what's going on inside the earth... This whole place could explode into a star, or just explode tomorrow... So I'd rather not think about it.


13 posted on 09/02/2024 9:45:16 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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“Given the texture of the earth’s core - that would make us a jelly donut.”

ROFL!


14 posted on 09/02/2024 9:45:21 AM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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Seriously though, Sounds like a Toroidal Magnet inside the earth. That would make sense in how the fields work.

15 posted on 09/02/2024 9:51:16 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: jerod

That’s how I vacation at the beach ⛱️🏖️

That way I don’t see some guy beating up Corn Pop


16 posted on 09/02/2024 9:52:06 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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A Hell donut?

That would be one that got the sugar and salt reversed.

17 posted on 09/02/2024 10:08:17 AM PDT by fso301
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Scientists? =demoncRATS. They screw up everything.


18 posted on 09/02/2024 10:12:57 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Bye done!)
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19 posted on 09/02/2024 10:15:55 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
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https://www.livescience.com/search?searchTerm=earth%27s+core


20 posted on 09/02/2024 10:17:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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