OT - Name any mind-blowing facts you've come across recently
I consume a dad-appropriate level of trivial information, but one item stood out from the rest: the layers of the earth are ordered from most to least dense, starting at the core. When the primordial materials first started spinning, this acted like a centrifuge and organized everything by density - heavy metals at the bottom, gases at the top.
Our current understanding (guess) at the composition of each layer has been aided by studying asteroids, where the materials are still randomly placed. By analyzing the composition of a sample, we get some insight into how much of each type of material likely makes up our world.
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- OT - Name any mind-blowing facts you've come across recently -
Jamie,
2021-02-24, 09:07
- The dinosaur-killer asteroid was so big -
Dylan,
2021-02-26, 05:58
- The moon was created by a collision between - nedhead, 2021-02-26, 06:36
- Oxford University is 300 years older than the Aztec Empire - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-26, 05:30
- Mars's atmosphere is very thin -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-24, 18:55
- Allegedly, several founders of the Leprechaun Legion -
Coach Gillespie,
2021-02-24, 14:30
- [citation needed] -
Jamie,
2021-02-24, 18:27
- *!* This image has been disputed *!* - irishoutsider, 2021-02-25, 06:28
- [citation needed] -
Jamie,
2021-02-24, 18:27
- Our bodies shed about 25,000 flakes of skin -
ndbk32,
2021-02-24, 10:30
- On a related note, the average mattress holds 100,000 to - Jack, 2021-02-24, 11:02
- My kids are particularly fond of one. - Silk, 2021-02-24, 09:41
- the video game "Doom" -
Jay,
2021-02-24, 09:38
- Did you know Big Ben is named after a real guy? -
Jack,
2021-02-24, 10:58
- just a ridiculous way to phrase that question -
Jay,
2021-02-24, 11:13
- Yesterday's questions collectively had the lowest %age of - Jack, 2021-02-24, 11:34
- just a ridiculous way to phrase that question -
Jay,
2021-02-24, 11:13
- Did you know Big Ben is named after a real guy? -
Jack,
2021-02-24, 10:58
- All the COVID-19 in the world would fit in a soda can -
Dylan,
2021-02-24, 09:22
- The trick is getting it all into that can -
MattG,
2021-02-24, 11:16
- You should see what happens when it's mixed with mentos! - nedhead, 2021-02-24, 22:54
- Makes you wonder. - Tim, 2021-02-24, 11:34
- The trick is getting it all into that can -
MattG,
2021-02-24, 11:16
- The dinosaur-killer asteroid was so big -
Dylan,
2021-02-26, 05:58