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The more I learn about mapping, geodetic systems and elipsoids, the more I am coming to the conclusion that deciding to live on a planet made out of squishy goo
by david-given 11y ago
The more I learn about mapping, geodetic systems and elipsoids, the more I am coming to the conclusion that deciding to live on a planet made out of squishy goo was a bad idea.
- jerf 11y agoIt is commonly thought that life would be much harder on a volcanically-inactive world due to the fact the volcanic activity cycles nutrients on a geological time-frame that would otherwise tend to collect on the bottom of the ocean. See http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/page2.php http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/page2.... for instance, though it doesn't quite make this exact point, you can see how it might be a problem if all the carbon on a planet is locked up in rocks on the ocean floor after a mere 250 million years.
- mikeash 11y agoYes, I would like to find the person responsible for this decision and give him a piece of my mind.