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− | + | Pools, like oceans, contain water.{{Citation needed}} 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,<sup>[[[285: Wikipedian Protester|''clarification needed'']]]</sup> 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, usually 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. |
− | 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 | + | {{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. |
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+ | 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. In this comic, the splash zone is actually geysers, fed by the bubbles of water from the subduction. While this particular scenario as shown in the comic is obviously far-fetched, subduction zones do create similar effects: water moving up from subducting plates is the origin of many {{W|volcanic arc|volcanic arcs}}. These volcanic systems sometimes include features such as the geysers depicted in the comic's splash zone. | ||
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 danger intrinsic to back-arc basins. A typical safety rule around swimming pools is to avoid running on the pool deck to prevent injuries due to slipping and falling on the hard deck. | 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 danger intrinsic to back-arc basins. A typical safety rule around swimming pools is to avoid running on the pool deck to prevent injuries due to slipping and falling on the hard deck. | ||
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− | + | 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. Within the sediment, there are some small interstitial pools of trapped water within. An arrow upon the subducting material indicates that the oceanic plate is moving left-to-right across the image. Some of the water is dragged along by the oceanic plate, while others float up through the continental plate until they reach the "Splash zone". Several children (small versions of [[Ponytail]], [[Hairy]], and an unidentifiable character) are seen frolicking in the splash zone, as would normally be expected. | |
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− | + | To the left of the splash zone is an area labelled the "Pool deck", above which a [[Cueball]] figure is jumping off the diving board. | |
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