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Quote:Tectonic plates may be similar to chocolate candies: Stiff on the outside, but as soft as marshmallow fluff on the inside.

Brian
(03-15-2016, 01:58 AM)Skywise Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.livescience.com/52887-some-te...etchy.html

Quote:Tectonic plates may be similar to chocolate candies: Stiff on the outside, but as soft as marshmallow fluff on the inside.

Brian

Interesting article. It stands to reason they would soften under the heat.

Good to see you back.

Roger