Posted on 03/18/2020 6:11:27 AM PDT by Technocrat
“That’s enough to break the china.”
That right there is funny!
5.2 off N. Ca coast couple hours ago.
I’m pinging the two of you because of your interest in this thread:)
Think carefully before you post.
Again, you see only what you want to see, and draw conclusions accordingly, happily ignoring whatever does not fit your bias. And you resort to the most sophomoric fallacy: Argue the definitive or specific (i.e., the restrictive) when only a conditional or possibility (i.e., the unrestricted) has been presented. Yes, you must be a Democrat.
Now, your reference to a tectonic plate and Yellowstone is a good example: My post referenced SOME, but not ALL earthquakes and volcanoes (i.e., the conditional as opposed to the definitive), which necessarily is not a restrictive argument. Yet, you completely ignored the conditional and leaped to the definitive. Ditto for the comment about earthquakes and volcanoes UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Let’s take a look at your reference to a tectonic plate and Yellowstone. If you were such a hotshot geologist you’d know that Yellowstone is in the INTERIOR of the American Plate, and not AT or ALONG its edges. As for Yellowstone, I’d say the Teton Fault is the nearest seismic site, at that is not at or along the plate’s edge. But that does not imply there is any relationship between the two other than proximity.
Now, Yellowstone fits the definition of a geologic “hot spot,” as does Hawaii.
To quote directly from an article published in Marine Science, “A geologic ‘hot spot’ is an area in the middle of a crustal plate where volcanism occurs. It is easy to geologically explain the volcanism at plate spreading centers and subduction zones but not as easy to explain a ‘hot spot.’ The molten magma breaks through the crustal plate (theories describe this as either from a weak/thin part of the plate or a particularly hot part of the molten magma). A hot spot under the American plate is why Yellowstone National Park has geysers and other thermal features. If the hot spot is under the seafloor (as it is in Hawaii) it produces undersea volcanoes.”
We’re done here.
Yeah? Nancy Pelosi will blame it on Trump.
I do think. And you weasel word as well as any democrat. But then you played the concern tha Yellowstone will erupt as a result. It was you who chose to cite volcanism at plate boundaries. You still can’t show how a minor quake some 260 miles away having more impact than a 7.2 ten miles from th3 park. But keep digging.
Btw many ask questions we already know the answer to. How many hours googling did it take you to find your answer.
Lol Teton fault. My my. You are pretty ignorant of the structural geology in the Yellowstone area. Put down the shovel.
I bet the Osmond’s teeth were rattled!
LOL!
Is it Charmin?
NOW, THOSE are righteous!
TP tablets!
Whoda thunk it?
Aren’t they s w e e t!
Well, the earthquakes are done for now at least, but I have a question: we have some lots of tiny cracks now in the concrete floor and walls of the sub-basement. Should we call in an engineer to inspect to make sure things are safe? Not sure it’s that big a deal, but...
If they are wider than a quarter inch, or extend more than 6 or so feet then you might want to get them checked out, other wise no worries. Especially if there’s steel in it.
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