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− | + | Pools, like oceans, contain water. This comic produces a schematic for the former, derived from science about the latter. On Earth, the surface consists of tectonic plates which move around. In this comic, [[Randall]] equates Swimming pools with {{w|plate tectonics}}, to explain how deep ends form in said pools. Unfortunately, swimming pools aren't really formed by plate tectonics. {{Citation needed}} | |
− | {{w| | + | A {{w|swimming pool}} is a pool of water, typically used for swimming. Most of these have a deep end and a shallow end. This is intentional, likely to accommodate for new swimmers to have somewhere to stand while accommodating for more confident swimmers for whom the floor would get in the way{{citation needed}}. |
− | + | {{w|Subduction}}, a geological process in which one plate slips beneath another and is forced down into the mantle, is shown here as the reason swimming pools have deep ends. This usually takes place between continental plates and oceanic plates, although it could happen with two oceanic plates. The comic depicts the former; an oceanic plate subducting under a continental one. | |
− | + | On the left of the image is the shallowest water in the pool, about the height of [[Megan]], excluding her head. Going to the right from there, the pool floor (Representing the oceanic plate) begins to curve downwards towards the subduction zone. As the floor goes down, the water gets deeper. In the deepest area, it is labeled "Deep End" | |
− | + | At the bottom of the deep end, there is a curve and a deposit on the plate/pool floor. This is likely sediment buildup from waterborne debris that has settled there. Under the sediment, there are some small bubbles of trapped water. This implies that the oceanic plate is moving left-to-right across the image. Some of the bubbles are dragged along by the oceanic plate, while others float up through the continental plate until they reach the "Splash zone". | |
− | + | A splash zone is an area of a waterpark with water being sprayed around, allowing people to get wet without the need to get into the pool {{citation needed}}. In this comic, the splash zone is actually geysers, fed by the bubbles of water from the subduction. In reality, subduction zones do create similar effects: water moving up from subducting plates is the origin of many {{W|volcanic arc|volcanic arcs}}. Volcanic systems sometimes include features such as the geysers depicted in the comic. | |
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− | : | + | While it may seem a little far-fetched, [https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/thirsty-mantle-subduction-zones-swallow-more-water-thought/ subduction zones do actually swallow large amounts of water]. This causes a lot of interesting effects, like new types of rocks and other stuff. These are probably explained in [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016703714002610 this scientific paper], although I'm not 100% sure as I didn't actually read past the title. |
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− | + | The title text refers to {{W|back-arc basin|back-arc basins}}, zones of depression that sometimes occur slightly beyond volcanic arcs due to a rift in the tectonic plate. The ban on running in this area likely has more to do with its proximity to the pool area than any intrinsic danger in back-arc basins. | |
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− | :[ | + | Other comics that mention unusual tectonic plate motion include [[1388: Subduction License]] and [[1874: Geologic Faults]] |
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