Conspiracy of Science - Earth is Growing...

[Chubbz]

Earth is Growing

Interesting theory... Don't know how true it is, but interesting... Make of it what you will... I'm no trying to support the theory, I just thought it would be entertaining

 

[iamaelephant]

What an asshole.

Where does the extra matter come from?
Why hasn't the growth been observed and measured?
Why haven't we noticed the growth of other planets?
What is the mechanism behind the growth?

Important questions with no answers. The guy is a nut job.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

The video presents something known for several decades but other than that it's simply wrong.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
What an asshole.

Where does the extra matter come from?
Why hasn't the growth been observed and measured?
Why haven't we noticed the growth of other planets?
What is the mechanism behind the growth?

Important questions with no answers. The guy is a nut job.

Expansion of surface does not require extra matter.

It is fairly well known that the earth and other planets are never at an equilibrium, some grow, some shrink, it depends on the type of core the planet is made of.

 

[iamaelephant]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
What an asshole.

Where does the extra matter come from?
Why hasn't the growth been observed and measured?
Why haven't we noticed the growth of other planets?
What is the mechanism behind the growth?

Important questions with no answers. The guy is a nut job.

Expansion of surface does not require extra matter.

It is fairly well known that the earth and other planets are never at an equilibrium, some grow, some shrink, it depends on the type of core the planet is made of.

The growth is nowhere near dramatic enough to account for the oceans, in this case I would think new matter would be required.

 

[sandorski]

That is interesting. Is it really a "conspiracy" though? Is it factual and true?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
What an asshole.

Where does the extra matter come from?
Why hasn't the growth been observed and measured?
Why haven't we noticed the growth of other planets?
What is the mechanism behind the growth?

Important questions with no answers. The guy is a nut job.

We acquire tens of thousands of tons of matter each year from dust falling into Earth's atmosphere. Is it a problem? Not especially.

One number I found is an estimated 40 million kilograms per year.

Earth's mass: 5.98 * 10^24 kilograms. 5,980,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms. Estimated yearly dust accumulation: .0000000000000006688963 percent of that total mass.

The result of a person consuming a housefly, inherent risk of diseases nonwithstanding, would result in a mass-gain percentage several orders of magnitude greater.

Oh, and, enjoy.


I guess this is more evidence that, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." Math in the wrong hands can lead to craaaazy things.
"Facts can be used to prove anything that's even remotely true.

 

[Chubbz]

According to the video, I don't think he was trying to state that the Earth was increasing in mass. The earth's surface area was increasing and stretching out the mass that was already there. So in theory, that would probably leave some space inside the earth. eh, idk.

 

[miketheidiot]

oh my god.

I don't even know where to start.

 

[Adn4n]

Ugh this is so pathetic. Look at yellowstone, it is literally being pushed up and down by what's below it.......MAGMA.

 

[markgm]

And Leon's getting wiiiider.

 

[Double Trouble]

Oh vey... this just shows that a little knowledge without context and understanding is a bad thing.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: markgm
And Leon's getting wiiiider.

/golf clap

 

[DrPizza]

For what it's worth, some of the facts are correct - he just comes to the wrong conclusion based on one incorrect assumption: that because the plates are locked together, they cannot move. However, the land masses were at times in the past connected; fossil and other geologic records provide strong evidence of this. Perhaps the terms Pangea, Laurasia, Gondwanaland might ring a bell to some of you?
this site
The movement of the continents is quite similar to what this guy has presented; however, the oceans have always been there. The fossil record helps confirm this.