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New fallout from 'the collision that changed the world'
Posted on 4/27/19 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 4/27/19 at 5:04 pm
When the landmass that is now the Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia about 50 million years ago, the collision changed the configuration of the continents, the landscape, global climate and more. Now a team of Princeton University scientists has identified one more effect: the oxygen in the world's oceans increased, altering the conditions for life.
Very interesting article here : ScienceDaily
Very interesting article here : ScienceDaily
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Posted on 4/27/19 at 5:06 pm to Trumansfangs
Altered ocean currents I'm guessing? Wow, thank you India, this makes up for all the spam scam calls.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 5:14 pm to KSGamecock
Welcome back friend ! :)
Posted on 4/27/19 at 5:20 pm to Trumansfangs
Posted on 4/27/19 at 6:18 pm to KSGamecock
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Wow, thank you India, this makes up for all the spam scam calls.
No it doesn't. "john with customer support" sucks.
India even caused an argument between me and my middle school science teacher.
He was talking about how it was its own continent. Told him no, its a country and part of Asia. then he wanted to talk about how it used to be separate and how its categorized as a sub continent to prove me wrong. Same teacher that told me rivers always flow North to South and I had to cite examples in front of the class to get him to change my grade.
This post was edited on 4/27/19 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 4/27/19 at 7:56 pm to thatguy45
Dude, it kind of is its own continent. It’s literally called the subcontinent. Google it. The mountains around it kind of divide it out by itself, linguistically, culturally, ethnically, geographically, and grammatically.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:00 pm to KSGamecock
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The mountains around it kind of divide it out by itself, linguistically, culturally, ethnically, geographically, and grammatically.
Yeah? that's what that diet coke drinkin bish of a teacher said too. But guess what, its still attached to Asia
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:03 pm to thatguy45
Yea so is Europe but the only people who refer to Indians, Pakistanis, or Bengalis as “Asian” are the British press when they’re trying to cover up immigrant rape gangs.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:04 pm to KSGamecock
Let’s get back on topic. Trumanfangs brings us cool science stuff consistently and let’s show some respect. It’s crazy to think about how continental shift could have caused a change that big. Scales of time be big yo.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:07 pm to KSGamecock
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Yea so is Europe
Europe also has far more nations than the "sub continent" and is over 2 million square miles bigger than India
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:11 pm to KSGamecock
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Trumanfangs brings us cool science stuff consistently and let’s show some respect
Indeed he does. Hes one of the best posters here
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It’s crazy to think about how continental shift could have caused a change that big. Scales of time be big yo.
yeah, its impressive. I do wonder why Australia drifted away.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:12 pm to thatguy45
Both India and Africa are far more diverse than Europe.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:12 pm to KSGamecock
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Scales of time be big yo.
I've read that alterations in weather patterns as the Himalayas got truly gigantic are what caused the various hominid species to leave Africa and begin to colonize the planet. Now whether modern science agrees with that now... I have no idea. That is the great thing about science, it marches on.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:14 pm to Arksulli
The Himalayas affect weather in Africa? How? Wind blows left to right.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:16 pm to KSGamecock
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Both India and Africa are far more diverse than Europe.
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india
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one country is more diverse than 51
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:19 pm to thatguy45
Orange is most diverse, blue and white are least.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_ranked_by_ethnic_and_cultural_diversity_level
India is the 17th most diverse country in the world.
America is the 85th.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:20 pm to KSGamecock
I am speaking of the variations of the 51 countries between each other, as compared to the variation in one country (india)
Thus Europe can be classified as a separate continent (along with its size) where as India is simply a country.
And btw if you didn't know, the Nile doesn't flow N to S. Did you used to teach at a high school in a corn field?
Thus Europe can be classified as a separate continent (along with its size) where as India is simply a country.
And btw if you didn't know, the Nile doesn't flow N to S. Did you used to teach at a high school in a corn field?
This post was edited on 4/27/19 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:27 pm to thatguy45
Back on topic somewhat though, if the continents were all together as a super continent (Pangea) at one point, then with the process of sea floor spreading on going, wont the continents eventually collide again to form another super continent?
This post was edited on 4/27/19 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:29 pm to thatguy45
We’re moving toward Asia right? That’s gonna be fun smooshing in to Japan.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:30 pm to KSGamecock
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were just the opening act.
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