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Re: Trivia Chat Party W/Vegas Regal Casino (OCT. 27th-NOW OPEN)
Annie, Nicholas asks questions, and just answer when you know the answer, these were the last ones:
I still haven't gotten an answer to the two questions. I will answer one, and make a comment on the other:
What is the name of the pin that holds a hinge together?
a pintle
Due to earth's gravity what is the highest a mountain can be?
This last question doesn't ask how high the tallest mountain is, but how high CAN it be. I know, it is a toughie.
And stick around everyone, because we still have many more questions and prizes!
either I am not too swift but I have given up on trying to follow this,what happen to the chat,I just can't seem to find out what to do to be encluded.
annie
Annie, Nicholas asks questions, and just answer when you know the answer, these were the last ones:
I still haven't gotten an answer to the two questions. I will answer one, and make a comment on the other:
What is the name of the pin that holds a hinge together?
a pintle
Due to earth's gravity what is the highest a mountain can be?
This last question doesn't ask how high the tallest mountain is, but how high CAN it be. I know, it is a toughie.
And stick around everyone, because we still have many more questions and prizes!
Re: Trivia Chat Party W/Vegas Regal Casino (OCT. 27th-NOW OPEN)
Annie I sent you a pm
either I am not too swift but I have given up on trying to follow this,what happen to the chat,I just can't seem to find out what to do to be encluded.
annie
Annie I sent you a pm
Re: Trivia Chat Party W/Vegas Regal Casino (OCT. 27th-NOW OPEN)
Do you have strong teeth??
Do you have strong teeth??
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Re: Trivia Chat Party W/Vegas Regal Casino (OCT. 27th-NOW OPEN)
Think I need a strong drink, and it's only 7.40am...lol
Think I need a strong drink, and it's only 7.40am...lol
Re: Trivia Chat Party W/Vegas Regal Casino (OCT. 27th-NOW OPEN)
Consideration is given the relationship between rock strengths and the possible height of mountains on self-gravitating objects generally, such as planets, moons and neutron stars. Assuming a shear strength of 1,500,000 kg/sq m and a density of 2,650 kg/cu m, estimates are given of 2,250 m for terrestrial mountains, 14,000 for lunar mountains, and 6,000 for Martian mountains. The author's intention is to show the possibility of estimating orders of magnitude from relatively simple considerations
Consideration is given the relationship between rock strengths and the possible height of mountains on self-gravitating objects generally, such as planets, moons and neutron stars. Assuming a shear strength of 1,500,000 kg/sq m and a density of 2,650 kg/cu m, estimates are given of 2,250 m for terrestrial mountains, 14,000 for lunar mountains, and 6,000 for Martian mountains. The author's intention is to show the possibility of estimating orders of magnitude from relatively simple considerations
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Not knowing to any degree of certainty, and having a strict regard for the truth, I would hesitate to prolongate on such a delicate and dubious subject for fear that my assertions may prove falacious.
Not knowing to any degree of certainty, and having a strict regard for the truth, I would hesitate to prolongate on such a delicate and dubious subject for fear that my assertions may prove falacious.
Re: Trivia Chat Party W/Vegas Regal Casino (OCT. 27th-NOW OPEN)
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The theory of istostacy states that the earth's crust will, in general, act as a fluid, with excess weight causing an "Iceberg" effect on the crust, the heavier the substance the greater the depth to the beginning of the mantle under the crust. But this is rarely the dominant mechanism acing on the structures of the earth. (An exception would be the weight of ice deforming the crust during the height of the Ice Ages.) Rocks, even the hardest one, act as an elastic "solid" under stress - both compressional and extensional stresses.
Thus, depending on the combined characteristics of the rocks forming the crust at any given place on earth - the elastic properties of the rock, comprised of the bulk modulus, shear modulus, & Young's Modulus, as well as the compressional strain and the shear strain - all these variables must be taken into consideration to describe the projected behavior of any one geologic province under consideration.
In the particular case of the Himalayas, the confining compressional stress of the crust is the dominant force presently acting on these mountains. The compression is due to the Indian Plate colliding with the Asian Plate.
The Indian plate is continuously moving north about 2 cms a year. As a result, the Himalayas are rising at about 5 millimeter per year. It is calculated that this may well continue to rise above 40,000 feet ABOVE seal level.
Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii is the tallest mountain on earth at 33,476 feet above it's base. Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on earth, is only 120 feet lower that Mauna Kea.
Now, consider that the Challenger Deep in Marianas Trench is 35,798 feet below sea level. Thus, there is a total relief of the earth's crust of 29,041 + 35,798 = 64839 feet or 12.28 miles.
There are also other facts to be consider, making the claim of Everest being the highest mountain true only in one sense.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest
"Everest is the mountain whose summit attains the greatest distance above sea level. Several other mountains are sometimes claimed as alternative "tallest mountains on Earth". Mauna Kea in Hawaii is tallest when measured from its base; it rises over 10,200 m (6.3 mi) when measured from its base on the mid-ocean floor, but only attains 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level.
By the same measure of base to summit, Mount McKinley, in Alaska, is also taller than Everest. Despite its height above sea level of only 6,193.6 m (20,320 ft), Mount McKinley sits atop a sloping plain with elevations from 300-900 m (1,000-3,000 ft), yielding a height above base in the range of 5,300-5,900 m (17,300-19,300 ft); a commonly quoted figure is 5,600 m (18,400 ft). By comparison, reasonable base elevations for Everest range from 4,200 m (13,800 ft) on the south side to 5,200 m (17,100 ft) on the Tibetan Plateau, yielding a height above base in the range of 3,650 m (12,000 ft) to 4,650 m (15,300 ft).
The summit of Chimborazo in Ecuador is 2,168 m (7,113 ft) farther from the Earth's centre (6,384.4 km or 3,967.1 mi) than that of Everest (6,382.3 km or 3,965.8 mi), because the Earth bulges at the Equator. However, Chimborazo attains a height of only 6,267 m (20,561 ft) above sea level, and by this criterion it is not even the highest peak of the Andes."
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The theory of istostacy states that the earth's crust will, in general, act as a fluid, with excess weight causing an "Iceberg" effect on the crust, the heavier the substance the greater the depth to the beginning of the mantle under the crust. But this is rarely the dominant mechanism acing on the structures of the earth. (An exception would be the weight of ice deforming the crust during the height of the Ice Ages.) Rocks, even the hardest one, act as an elastic "solid" under stress - both compressional and extensional stresses.
Thus, depending on the combined characteristics of the rocks forming the crust at any given place on earth - the elastic properties of the rock, comprised of the bulk modulus, shear modulus, & Young's Modulus, as well as the compressional strain and the shear strain - all these variables must be taken into consideration to describe the projected behavior of any one geologic province under consideration.
In the particular case of the Himalayas, the confining compressional stress of the crust is the dominant force presently acting on these mountains. The compression is due to the Indian Plate colliding with the Asian Plate.
The Indian plate is continuously moving north about 2 cms a year. As a result, the Himalayas are rising at about 5 millimeter per year. It is calculated that this may well continue to rise above 40,000 feet ABOVE seal level.
Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii is the tallest mountain on earth at 33,476 feet above it's base. Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on earth, is only 120 feet lower that Mauna Kea.
Now, consider that the Challenger Deep in Marianas Trench is 35,798 feet below sea level. Thus, there is a total relief of the earth's crust of 29,041 + 35,798 = 64839 feet or 12.28 miles.
There are also other facts to be consider, making the claim of Everest being the highest mountain true only in one sense.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest
"Everest is the mountain whose summit attains the greatest distance above sea level. Several other mountains are sometimes claimed as alternative "tallest mountains on Earth". Mauna Kea in Hawaii is tallest when measured from its base; it rises over 10,200 m (6.3 mi) when measured from its base on the mid-ocean floor, but only attains 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level.
By the same measure of base to summit, Mount McKinley, in Alaska, is also taller than Everest. Despite its height above sea level of only 6,193.6 m (20,320 ft), Mount McKinley sits atop a sloping plain with elevations from 300-900 m (1,000-3,000 ft), yielding a height above base in the range of 5,300-5,900 m (17,300-19,300 ft); a commonly quoted figure is 5,600 m (18,400 ft). By comparison, reasonable base elevations for Everest range from 4,200 m (13,800 ft) on the south side to 5,200 m (17,100 ft) on the Tibetan Plateau, yielding a height above base in the range of 3,650 m (12,000 ft) to 4,650 m (15,300 ft).
The summit of Chimborazo in Ecuador is 2,168 m (7,113 ft) farther from the Earth's centre (6,384.4 km or 3,967.1 mi) than that of Everest (6,382.3 km or 3,965.8 mi), because the Earth bulges at the Equator. However, Chimborazo attains a height of only 6,267 m (20,561 ft) above sea level, and by this criterion it is not even the highest peak of the Andes."
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Re: Trivia Chat Party W/Vegas Regal Casino (OCT. 27th-NOW OPEN)
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You each get $100 for that very tough question. Congrats winners!
The next prize is only for non-winners:
1- What was the most popular Halloween candy in 2004?
2- We're in the Middle East: which major river flows from north to southeast across Syria?
Oh, and for the next prize (not this one), I will be giving away a $1,000 FREE CHIP!
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Not knowing to any degree of certainty, and having a strict regard for the truth, I would hesitate to prolongate on such a delicate and dubious subject for fear that my assertions may prove falacious.
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