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re: Loss of Antarctic ice has caused a measurable shift in gravity
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:01 am to SpidermanTUba
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:01 am to SpidermanTUba
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depends on mass distribution too. More at the equator and less at the south pole means more gravity at the equator and less at the south pole. Duh. Physics 101 dumbass
Let's talk geology fake scientist...
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English: Earth and atmosphere cutaway illustration
1: Crust
2: Moho
3: Upper Mantle
4: Low-velocity Zone
5: Lower Mantle
6: D"- Layer
7: Outer core
8: Liquid-solid boundary
9: Inner core
A: Troposphere
B: Stratosphere
C: Mesophere
D: Thermosphere
E: Exosphere
Now. Where do you think the mass is located? in that maybe quarter thick km of ice? Or in the much heavier basalt, asthenosphere, nickel and molten iron.
I'll leave you to figure that out.
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Duh. Physics 101 dumbass
Let's talk again about where you weigh more. You weigh less at the equator due to centripetal force. Just stand up and spin fatso, it'll produce the same of effect to the cheese you dripped on your gut this morning.
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I have a feeling you're the kind of student who is good at making outlines but doesn't actually understand shite.
After you just got destroyed by science again, fake scientist.
Oh and Im not a student. I actually have a doctorate.
I'll leave your idiocy to the side of the road.
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Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:02 am to SpidermanTUba
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The good news is this is a negative feedback mechanism! Less gravity at the south pole means the melting ice will flow into the ocean more slowly!
centripetal force is more or less at the poles?
FAIL, again, fake scientist.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:04 am to Jim Rockford
:idontbelieveyou:
Unless you mean "measurable, yet infinitessimal".
Because unless the Earth is actively losing mass due to this, it will all come out in the wash, cosmically speaking.
And I guess we survived all the tectonic plate shifts, ice ages and warming periods (there are fossils of ferns above the Arctic Circle, you now?) before mankind, so we'll likely survive this extremely brief moment in time when man was ever so slightly increasing CO2 concentrations.
Unless you mean "measurable, yet infinitessimal".
Because unless the Earth is actively losing mass due to this, it will all come out in the wash, cosmically speaking.
And I guess we survived all the tectonic plate shifts, ice ages and warming periods (there are fossils of ferns above the Arctic Circle, you now?) before mankind, so we'll likely survive this extremely brief moment in time when man was ever so slightly increasing CO2 concentrations.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:05 am to Ace Midnight
look up the principle of isostacy.
the effects would be nearly impossible to measure.
the effects would be nearly impossible to measure.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:07 am to Ace Midnight
quote:That is exactly what was meant.
Unless you mean "measurable, yet infinitessimal".
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:10 am to Jim Rockford
I guess we can expect to see flying penguins from now on.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:13 am to Radiojones
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I guess we can expect to see flying penguins from now on.
Only in really creative gay weddings.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:15 am to CptBengal
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Now. Where do you think the mass is located? in that maybe quarter thick km of ice? Or in the much heavier basalt, asthenosphere, nickel and molten iron.
It all has mass. Duh. Are you actually suggesting ice is massless?
My lord you're dumber than I thought! quote:
Let's talk again about where you weigh more.
You weigh less at the equator due to centripetal force.
That's not really a point in dispute, but nice factoid.
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 10:16 am
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:19 am to SpidermanTUba
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That's not really a point in dispute, but nice factoid
It was when you claimed that the added mass would be at the equator and increase gravity there.
Look up isostacy you fricking moron.
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 10:20 am
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:20 am to Vegas Bengal
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I guess we can expect to see flying penguins from now on.
Only in really creative gay weddings.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:20 am to CptBengal
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It was when you claimed that the added mass would be at the equator and increase gravity there.
It does.
Gravity != centripetal force
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:21 am to SpidermanTUba
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SpidermanTUba
That doesn't explain how 50 inches equals 2.5 feet
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:23 am to SpidermanTUba
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dumber
Hello kettle, you're black.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 10:29 am to Vegas Bengal
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Only in really creative gay weddings.
Have an upvote, my politically misguided, but otherwise amicable and fabulous friend.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:14 pm to CptBengal
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I know that low gravity spot.
If you'd like to discuss it, let's talk about the geologic structure of the earth, isostacy, and how this won't have caused the fricking laws of physics to break down.
Oh. I was merely observing that I would assume that's the mechanism that those backing the article would cite. As I said, I find the article silly because quite obviously variance in gravity on this planet is not uncommon and as such, the article appears to be alarmist tripe.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:23 pm to Jim Rockford
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Loss of Antarctic ice has caused a measurable shift in gravity
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:24 pm to SettleDown
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:37 pm to CptBengal
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It was when you claimed that the added mass would be at the equator and increase gravity there.
Look up isostacy you fricking moron.
Isostatic equilibrium is not reached instantaneously, and not all areas are in equilibrium at all times.
Ice melting at the south pole and dispersing around the oceans in a short period of time can certainly alter the local gravitational field, however minutely. A person walking around the room does the same, doesn't he?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:43 pm to Korkstand
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A person walking around the room does the same, doesn't he?
if enough people walk to the edge of Antarctica would it tip over?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:56 pm to Korkstand
shite. If I move my keys from my left to my right there's a change.
However convection in the mantle has a much greater effect on localized gravity than this example.
It's pathetic gotcha alarmist bullshite
However convection in the mantle has a much greater effect on localized gravity than this example.
It's pathetic gotcha alarmist bullshite
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