So I was reading about rising sea levels and erosion and sinkholes and all that good stuff, when a thought I had never thought before entered my thoughtmush. If sea levels on Earth have been rising and falling since they began their existence, isn't it plausible that one day in the incredibly distant future, provided the sun doesn't supernova the solar system or whatever, that all the land on Earth would eventually be eroded smooth, or covered in a thin layer of water or something? Or is this not possible considering that the ocean floor isn't smooth?
And yes, I know how it sounds, but this has been bothering me for some time.
I guess it's plausible, but I bet they'll be some guy who comes in and proves you wrong with :science: and gets rated 10 winners or something.
Maybe it would have happened on a barren planet. With human intervention, it's a whole different subject.
Earth isn't a dead planet, as long as there are tectonic plates and a molten core, you're gonna have bumpy terrain.
[QUOTE=Dav0r;27399706]Earth isn't a dead planet, as long as there are tectonic plates and a molten core, you're gonna have bumpy terrain.[/QUOTE]
what he said
Over ridiculously long periods of time, erosion occurs. But also over ridiculously long periods of time, new, jagged land is created by the movements of tectonic plates.
[QUOTE=Elecbullet;27399826]what he said
Over ridiculously long periods of time, erosion occurs. But also over ridiculously long periods of time, new, jagged land is created by the movements of tectonic plates.[/QUOTE]
Ah, I knew I was forgetting something. Tectonic Plates! Thanks for the replies, my curious mind can now temporarily rest.
It will never become smooth, too many forces at work, even when the planet becomes a barren rock in the middle of nowhere.
I wonder if the world can erode into nothing.
I thought this was going to be about fapping too much.
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