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To: Mr. K

Love your visualization of the speed of core rotation, versus crust rotation, and how those two forces interplay. Science is advanced by such thinking and ‘what ifs’.


46 posted on 09/26/2016 4:20:22 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

Thank you, I don;t think I’ve ever heard any theory like that about inner-vs-out rotation.

It seems to me that a ball floating in friction-less space should all turn at the same time.

Why would the inner core still rotate at a different speed after billions of years?


54 posted on 09/26/2016 6:21:36 PM PDT by Mr. K (<a href="https://imgflip.com/i/1adpjl"><img src="https://i.imgflip.com/1adpjl.jpg" title="made at im)
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To: Windflier

Thank you, I don;t think I’ve ever heard any theory like that about inner-vs-out rotation.

It seems to me that a ball floating in friction-less space should all turn at the same time.

Why would the inner core still rotate at a different speed after billions of years?


55 posted on 09/26/2016 6:21:47 PM PDT by Mr. K (<a href="https://imgflip.com/i/1adpjl"><img src="https://i.imgflip.com/1adpjl.jpg" title="made at im)
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To: Windflier

Thank you, I don;t think I’ve ever heard any theory like that about inner-vs-out rotation.

It seems to me that a ball floating in friction-less space should all turn at the same time.

Why would the inner core still rotate at a different speed after billions of years?


56 posted on 09/26/2016 6:21:49 PM PDT by Mr. K (<a href="https://imgflip.com/i/1adpjl"><img src="https://i.imgflip.com/1adpjl.jpg" title="made at im)
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