3218: Subduction Retrieval

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Subduction Retrieval
Aww, the oceanic crust and the continental crust are getting married!
Title text: Aww, the oceanic crust and the continental crust are getting married!

    Explanation

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    Transcript

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    [Caption below panel:] PSA: Please stay out of the Pacific Ocean today. Someone lost their wedding ring in a subduction zone and USGS is pulling the plate back up to retrieve it.


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    Discussion

    I win.

    I lost The Game. 2A04:4E41:320E:C27C:0:0:885F:A27C 04:47, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
    @&$! 47.146.30.92 05:33, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

    By some coincidence this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy03jw0pwx1o was on the BBC news website Wed 11th March (UK)- the evening before (9pm local time) this was added 2A00:23C7:B524:F801:4041:29F9:A548:6CDE 06:08, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

    I added my first explanation on this website! Please feel free to correct/improve it. 2401:D002:8404:C900:E8CD:26D1:3D16:F675 06:33, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
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