Re: Nanotechnology and earthquakes
From: Noah Arkwright (noah_arkwright_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/12/05
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Date: 12 Jan 2005 17:31:09 GMT
Jimi wrote:
> I believe it will be possible to lock all the plates but a planetwide
> cooling system would have to be put in place to prevent catastrophe on
> a global scale. clearly, the world economy will not be able to
> support a megaproject like this for many hundreds if not thousands of
> years. by this time, of course, sufficient computing power will be
> available to accurately design such a system.
>
Earthquakes are caused by tectonic movement. Techtonic movement is
caused by the movement of molten materials beneath the earth's crust. If
you wanted to stop earthquakes, you would have to stop the energy source
driving them. I dont think nanotech would be enough to even slow the
huge energies pushing things around the core of the earth. Even if it
was possible, it would seriously affect magentic readings (compasses),
as well as probably having significant affects on global temperatures.
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