As myspace has shown, when platforms stagnate they can easily fall apart and the decline can be fast and devastating This gave me an image of a large mass of p

As myspace has shown, when platforms stagnate they can easily fall apart and the decline can be fast and devastating This gave me an image of a large mass of pack ice floating on polar seas -- it occupies a vast area, you don't want to mess with it, but when conditions turn, the whole thing can very quickly break apart and dissolve. (http://www.igsoc.org/annals/44/a44a057.pdf http://www.igsoc.org/annals/44/a44a057.pdf)