More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
Maybe being stomped to death by giantess Miko is a privilege that is too nice for for the mass murderers and oppressors of the world. After all, Miko *is* the beauty queen of the world, and even the things she crushes underneath her foot must be deserving.
Maybe being stomped to death by giantess Miko is a privilege that is too nice for for the mass murderers and oppressors of the world. After all, Miko *is* the beauty queen of the world, and even the things she crushes underneath her foot must be deserving.
my theory that this world is a really lame porno gains further credence
I recall liking it as a kid but never saw any of the spinoff stuff (probably for the best).
Tumblr also likes to hail it as a Social Justice Masterpiece sometimes because it depicts Hawai'ian culture semi-accurately and depicts the burden of a single woman. Worse media have received the treatment, so I think I'm okay with that (plus, these things are actually true, compare the piles of love placed on some other things).
The offshoot TV series was alright, but then again the last time I saw it I was about ten...
And I also know that there's a song called "God is a Girl" that fits it really well. (Warning: if you look up youtube vids of this show and this song, you might will get spoilers.)
Even though you don't really realize that God is a girl until maybe episode 11 or so. Or maybe Jesus. Who knows. In any case it's someone who has the capability of drastically reshaping the events of the world -- no, of the universe.
Some days I wish someone like that existed in real life and would be able to fight for human rights and freedom and stuff like that, around the world. Not just someone who has this ability, for that matter -- but someone who is willing to use it to fight for what's right.
So, there are three types of rock (well, that's an oversimplification, but for now, it works); and those three are as follows: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic.
Igneous Rock is what happens when completely molten rock cools and solidifies. The mantle of the earth is mostly comprised of magma, which is molten rock. There are two kinds of igneous rock, and those two kinds are Intrusive/plutonic and Extrusive/volcanic. Intrusive/plutonic rock is magma that cooled and solidified without reaching the surface of the earth. It cooled and solidified underground. Intrusive/plutonic rock has different qualities from Extrusive/volcanic rock because the temperature and pressure are usually much higher underground than above-ground. The grains and crystals of Intrusive/plutonic rock are smaller because they had to form in a smaller, more confined space. (usually, you cannot see the crystals and grains because those crystals and grains are so small) The mineralogy is slightly different because the temperature and pressure is different, and also, it is not exposed to surface air or surface water.
The most common Intrusive/plutonic igneous rock is GRANITE. Granite makes up most of the continental crust. Granite is a relatively light-colored rock because of its high Silica content, where we define silica as SiO2, one silicon and two oxygens. (A rock made entirely of SiO2 is quartz, which has a very clear and obvious crystal structure, is very resistant to scratching, and is very light in color. However, if the Quartz, when it solidifies, solidifies too fast to make a proper crystal structure on the molecular level, it becomes ugly OBSIDIAN, which is smooth, glassy, and black.)
Granite is intrusive/plutonic, so it forms underground from cooling and solidification of magma that is 70 to 75% silica. It has visible grains; and it melts at 800 celsius. It is very common and its magma is not runny, it's gloopy and does not flow well.
If the magma is about 60$ silica and it forms an intrusive/plutonic rock, it is a DIORITE, which is kinda of greyish black-white. You can see the grains, but they are little grains, little black grains and white grains. Diorite is darker than Granite, and it melts at 1000 celsius. It is kinda common but kinda rare. It's magma is kinda runny and kinda not-runny; kinda flowy and kinda not-flowy.
If the magma is about 45-50% silica, it becomes GABBRO, a dark rock with very small grains. It is dark in color and melts at 1200 celsius. It is rare and its magma is runny and flowing.
Diorite, as you can see, forms a good intermediate between Granite and Gabbro.
But what about the extrusive/volcanic rocks?
Well, when Granite magma cools on the Earth's surface and solidifies, or comes out of a volcano and solidifies; it is RHYOLITE. Its grains are too small to be seen without a magnifying glass, and it is kinda tan-ish. It has the same melting point as Granite. Rhyolite is rare, like, rare.
When Diorite magma cools on the Earth's Surface or is from a volcano, it is ANDESITE. Andesite is kinda rare and kinda common. It is darker than Rhyolite and has smaller grains.
When Gabbro magma cools on the Earth's surface or is from a volcano, it is BASALT. Basalt is blackitty black black black and has really tiny grains. It is very common.
Compare the common-ness of each Intrusive rock to its Extrusive counterpart.
Now, the silica content is not the only chemical difference between Granite/Rhyolite, Diorite/Andesite, and Gabbro/basalt; but I don't want to get into Potassium Feldspar vs Sodium Feldspar vs Calcium Feldspar vs Orthoclase vs Plagioclase, and I'm not getting into Muscovite < Amphibole < Pyroxene < Olivine.
Sooooooooo, when a volcano erupts, sometimes it spits out minerals-rock-stuff. If the particles spat out are less than two millimeters in diameter, they are called ASH. This stuff is frigging terrifying. Remember how volcanoes can make Obsidian glass? Well, that's kinda what happens with volcanoes, they like to make glass, which is often rock that solidified too fast to become properly crystalline.
When ash gets in your lungs, it is essentially teeny tiny smaller-than-sand bits of glass in your lungs that are, oh yeah, super hot. You DIE.
if the ejected pyroclast is between two and 64 millimeters in diameter, it is LAPILLI. This stuff hurts and you DIE.
If the ejected pyroclas is more than sixty four millimeters in diameter, is is a BOMB. These make a frigging terrifying sound as they go through the air, a whistle sound. No, really, when you hear it in real life, it's apparently horrifying. This stuff is fast, heavy, and dangdangdang hot. Sometimes it breaks into pieces when it hits the ground. You DIE.
And on the Andesite line, we get volcanoes that erupt Andesitic/Dioritic magma.
But why do the different types of magma correspond to the plates?
Well, the continental crust is mostly granite, and when it melts, it is granite/rhyolite type magma, so when it erupts, it is erupting granite/rhyolite type magma. The oceanic crust is mostly basalt,and when it melts, it makes gabbro/basalt type magma.
When Continental crust melts but is wet (being wet changes your melting point and messes with your chemistry), it turns into Diorite/Andesite type magma. This is why the andesite line is parallel to the meeting of ocean and continent. Japan is made from andesitic volcanoes. and the Japan Trench, which is parallel to Japan, is where the Asiatic plate meets the Pacific plate.
Hawaii is made from Basaltic volcanoes, so no, it is not made of the same stuff as Japan.
New Zealand has Rhyolite volcanoes.
So, no, the rock that makes New Zealand is not the rock that makes Japan is not the rock that makes Hawaii; even though these are all islands.
Soooooo, why are the islands of hawaii in a line? Because, for a reason unknown to geologists, the mantle has a very hot spot. That hot spot makes a volcano, but the oceanic crust moves, so it makes another volcano, but the oceanic crust moves, so it makes another volcano, so it makes a line of volcanoes. If you trace this line, it actually has one part where it suddenly switches direction and starts going in a different direction which is in a different direction that is not the same. One theory is that the hot spot moved, the other is that the pacific plate changed its direction of movement. Either way, it's very interesting.
The other end of the chain of volcanoes is in the siberia/alaska area.
Where will it go next? What new islands await us?
okay, I'm done. But still, isn't it just so cool that New Zealand, Hawaii, and Japan represent three different types of lava? So cool! So cool!
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*and while she is at it, that of every single country on this map that is red*
I'll hex you I will.
I know I did.
And I also know that there's a song called "God is a Girl" that fits it really well. (Warning: if you look up youtube vids of this show and this song, you might will get spoilers.)
Even though you don't really realize that God is a girl until maybe episode 11 or so. Or maybe Jesus. Who knows. In any case it's someone who has the capability of drastically reshaping the events of the world -- no, of the universe.
Some days I wish someone like that existed in real life and would be able to fight for human rights and freedom and stuff like that, around the world. Not just someone who has this ability, for that matter -- but someone who is willing to use it to fight for what's right.
The manga in my avatar made me cry because I am too delicate.
it's great when stories make us tear up and emotional.
We had that lightswitch installed for her so she could turn the lights on and off, not so she could throw lightswitch raves.
IS GROUNDED
Now let's go break open that glowstick and pour it into Homestar Runner's Mountain Dew.
TOO BAD GEOLOGY TIME.
So, there are three types of rock (well, that's an oversimplification, but for now, it works); and those three are as follows: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic.
Igneous Rock is what happens when completely molten rock cools and solidifies. The mantle of the earth is mostly comprised of magma, which is molten rock. There are two kinds of igneous rock, and those two kinds are Intrusive/plutonic and Extrusive/volcanic. Intrusive/plutonic rock is magma that cooled and solidified without reaching the surface of the earth. It cooled and solidified underground. Intrusive/plutonic rock has different qualities from Extrusive/volcanic rock because the temperature and pressure are usually much higher underground than above-ground. The grains and crystals of Intrusive/plutonic rock are smaller because they had to form in a smaller, more confined space. (usually, you cannot see the crystals and grains because those crystals and grains are so small) The mineralogy is slightly different because the temperature and pressure is different, and also, it is not exposed to surface air or surface water.
The most common Intrusive/plutonic igneous rock is GRANITE. Granite makes up most of the continental crust. Granite is a relatively light-colored rock because of its high Silica content, where we define silica as SiO2, one silicon and two oxygens. (A rock made entirely of SiO2 is quartz, which has a very clear and obvious crystal structure, is very resistant to scratching, and is very light in color. However, if the Quartz, when it solidifies, solidifies too fast to make a proper crystal structure on the molecular level, it becomes ugly OBSIDIAN, which is smooth, glassy, and black.)
Granite is intrusive/plutonic, so it forms underground from cooling and solidification of magma that is 70 to 75% silica. It has visible grains; and it melts at 800 celsius. It is very common and its magma is not runny, it's gloopy and does not flow well.
If the magma is about 60$ silica and it forms an intrusive/plutonic rock, it is a DIORITE, which is kinda of greyish black-white. You can see the grains, but they are little grains, little black grains and white grains. Diorite is darker than Granite, and it melts at 1000 celsius. It is kinda common but kinda rare. It's magma is kinda runny and kinda not-runny; kinda flowy and kinda not-flowy.
If the magma is about 45-50% silica, it becomes GABBRO, a dark rock with very small grains. It is dark in color and melts at 1200 celsius. It is rare and its magma is runny and flowing.
Diorite, as you can see, forms a good intermediate between Granite and Gabbro.
But what about the extrusive/volcanic rocks?
Well, when Granite magma cools on the Earth's surface and solidifies, or comes out of a volcano and solidifies; it is RHYOLITE. Its grains are too small to be seen without a magnifying glass, and it is kinda tan-ish. It has the same melting point as Granite. Rhyolite is rare, like, rare.
When Diorite magma cools on the Earth's Surface or is from a volcano, it is ANDESITE. Andesite is kinda rare and kinda common. It is darker than Rhyolite and has smaller grains.
When Gabbro magma cools on the Earth's surface or is from a volcano, it is BASALT. Basalt is blackitty black black black and has really tiny grains. It is very common.
Compare the common-ness of each Intrusive rock to its Extrusive counterpart.
Now, the silica content is not the only chemical difference between Granite/Rhyolite, Diorite/Andesite, and Gabbro/basalt; but I don't want to get into Potassium Feldspar vs Sodium Feldspar vs Calcium Feldspar vs Orthoclase vs Plagioclase, and I'm not getting into Muscovite < Amphibole < Pyroxene < Olivine.
AND NOW I'M STUDYING GEOLOGY.
When ash gets in your lungs, it is essentially teeny tiny smaller-than-sand bits of glass in your lungs that are, oh yeah, super hot. You DIE.
if the ejected pyroclast is between two and 64 millimeters in diameter, it is LAPILLI. This stuff hurts and you DIE.
If the ejected pyroclas is more than sixty four millimeters in diameter, is is a BOMB. These make a frigging terrifying sound as they go through the air, a whistle sound. No, really, when you hear it in real life, it's apparently horrifying. This stuff is fast, heavy, and dangdangdang hot. Sometimes it breaks into pieces when it hits the ground. You DIE.
Oceanic volcanoes erupt Basaltic/gabbro magma.
And on the Andesite line, we get volcanoes that erupt Andesitic/Dioritic magma.
But why do the different types of magma correspond to the plates?
Well, the continental crust is mostly granite, and when it melts, it is granite/rhyolite type magma, so when it erupts, it is erupting granite/rhyolite type magma. The oceanic crust is mostly basalt,and when it melts, it makes gabbro/basalt type magma.
When Continental crust melts but is wet (being wet changes your melting point and messes with your chemistry), it turns into Diorite/Andesite type magma. This is why the andesite line is parallel to the meeting of ocean and continent. Japan is made from andesitic volcanoes. and the Japan Trench, which is parallel to Japan, is where the Asiatic plate meets the Pacific plate.
Hawaii is made from Basaltic volcanoes, so no, it is not made of the same stuff as Japan.
New Zealand has Rhyolite volcanoes.
So, no, the rock that makes New Zealand is not the rock that makes Japan is not the rock that makes Hawaii; even though these are all islands.
Soooooo, why are the islands of hawaii in a line? Because, for a reason unknown to geologists, the mantle has a very hot spot. That hot spot makes a volcano, but the oceanic crust moves, so it makes another volcano, but the oceanic crust moves, so it makes another volcano, so it makes a line of volcanoes. If you trace this line, it actually has one part where it suddenly switches direction and starts going in a different direction which is in a different direction that is not the same. One theory is that the hot spot moved, the other is that the pacific plate changed its direction of movement. Either way, it's very interesting.
The other end of the chain of volcanoes is in the siberia/alaska area.
Where will it go next? What new islands await us?
okay, I'm done. But still, isn't it just so cool that New Zealand, Hawaii, and Japan represent three different types of lava? So cool! So cool!