John,
Remember me... I was equally motivated to send Eric Essene a pointed reply
some months ago after he flamed a young post grad for asking "ludicrous"
questions.
Personally I think he needs to get a life.
I have been building deep tunnels in Hong Kong for the past 6 years.
Needless to say I now know a lot about construction law. Trust you are well.
Regards,
Angus Maxwell
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Milsom" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: Plate tectonics
> Eric
>
> 'Think' doesn't seem to me very scientific.
>
> There IS an asymmetry. East facing subduction zones (western Pacific,
> Caribbean, Scotia) seem to have a tendency to migrate outwards
> ('roll-back'). West facing zones (Pacific coasts of the Americas) seem to
> be locked to their continental margins. First working hypothesis would be
> that the asymmetry in the Earth's rotation (it goes one way, not the
other)
> has something to do with it.
>
> John
>
> At 03:07 PM 01/06/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Brian,
> > I don't think that the plates are directly affected by the earth's
> >rotation as you state.
> >eric
> >
> >
>
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