Talk:3258: Plate Flip

2026-06-15T08:36:04Z

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Writing this to keep people from saying "First!" on this comic. [[User:AmethystSky14|AmethystSky14]] ([[User talk:AmethystSky14|talk]]) 16:17, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Second! [[User:Logalex8369|Logalex8369]] ([[User talk:Logalex8369|talk]]) 16:32, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Now you know how come comment boxes disappeared from blogs. I'm the shortstop. [[Special:Contributions/2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38|2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38]] 16:52, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Fourth! (But third base I guess?) [[Special:Contributions/47.151.65.120|47.151.65.120]] 04:03, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

: Hey, this is a family friendly blog! [[Special:Contributions/2A0A:EF40:2D3:201:1CE2:157D:BC39:D800|2A0A:EF40:2D3:201:1CE2:157D:BC39:D800]] 08:28, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

:I don't know, Abbott. [[Special:Contributions/2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38|2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38]] 04:29, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Should we add a category for the "Ponytail the planetary housing inspector" saga? Previously in the series: [[3192]], [[3037]], probably others that I forgot as well. Also of note, when the comics contain a geologist it is almost exclusively Ponytail, perhaps that deserves a category like Category:Doctor Ponytail? [[Special:Contributions/185.36.194.22|185.36.194.22]] 04:28, 14 June 2026 (UTC)
:There already is one. There's the [[:Category:Home Inspections|Home Inspection saga]]. [[User:GSLikesCats307|GSLikesCats307]] ([[User talk:GSLikesCats307|talk]]) 09:53, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Okay the current explanation says the underside of the plate would melt just about anything currently on the surface. What wouldn’t it melt? Or is this just hedging?
[[User:Salsmachev|Salsmachev]] ([[User talk:Salsmachev|talk]]) 13:22, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Is this the same ponytail as in [[3192: Planetary Alignment]]? (After typing I saw that GSLikesCats307 had the same idea) [[User:SacrifycedStoat|SacrifycedStoat]] ([[User talk:SacrifycedStoat|talk]]) 16:20, 14 June 2026 (UTC)
:I reckon it is. This particular ponytail is a semi-recurring character it seems. [[User:RG|RG]] ([[User talk:RG|talk]]) 04:48, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

If anyone can explain the "isostatic depression" / "rebounding" section, I came for that!
[[Special:Contributions/87.115.198.74|87.115.198.74]] 08:09, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
: I guess this is the geological equivalent to an impression in a mattress. Ice shields (from the ice ages) leave lasting depressions in the plates which need 1000s of years to "rebound" even after the ice is gone. Canada and Scandinavia, for example, are still rising. All these lakes there will be gone one day, as will be the entire baltic sea. So Ponytail complains about this depression as if it were a major problem (like an impression in am mattress, and Cueballs "It's rebounding!" is kind of defensive. --[[Special:Contributions/2A02:8071:B84:FE60:B8CD:F85A:6078:B152|2A02:8071:B84:FE60:B8CD:F85A:6078:B152]] 08:36, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Some mattresses have a "winter" (warmer) side and a "summer" side, so you should flip them twice a year. --[[Special:Contributions/85.159.196.162|85.159.196.162]] 08:11, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

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Talk:3258: Plate Flip