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The Earth Is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds, and Seismologists Don't Agree Why

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Re: The Earth Is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds, and Seismologists Don't Agree Why

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post #57

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0°00'00.0"N+0°00'00.0"E Funny how it's N+E, not S+W

Why? The natural “up” direction is north, and east goes great with it like that’s where the sun comes up and also arrows pointing to N and E look like the coordinate axes in a default oriented graph.

Instead of downvoting this comment you'd better downvote its parent for starting the whole completely useless conversation.

Re: The Earth Is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds, and Seismologists Don't Agree Why

#92
post #74

It would be great to see this written into something like a Godzilla film as a sleeping monsters heart beat.

Or that Earth itself is alive or just a giant egg for a monster.

I actually remember a SF short story where astronomers detected something looking like a giant bird coming from outer space into the solar system. It then approached Mars, the planet cracked open and a baby bird came out. Next, both birds started heading for Earth... and people started drilling in a desperate attempt to kill whatever was under their feet...

Unfortunately I don't remember the author.

Re: The Earth Is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds, and Seismologists Don't Agree Why

#94
post #74

It would be great to see this written into something like a Godzilla film as a sleeping monsters heart beat.

Or that Earth itself is alive or just a giant egg for a monster.

Marvels' Celestials also have this story:

"Celestial Eggs within planets

It was stated by the Celestial Madonna that Earth and many other worlds were implanted with a Celestial Egg/Embryo at their center, gestating for millions of years before birthing and consuming the planet. Similar processes was witnessed in Earth-9997 and other realities."

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Celestials_(Race)#Celestial_E...

Re: The Earth Is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds, and Seismologists Don't Agree Why

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That's interesting, assuming the location in the comic is correct. It is very close to 0 degrees latitude, 0 degrees longitude. Many people who have built or used GIS applications are familiar with "Null Island." It should probably have been called "Bug Island." If you have bugs in your GIS code, this is where they tend to lurk.

>>" It is very close to 0 degrees latitude, 0 degrees longitude." The 0 latitude could be relevant, but that the 0 longitude is in there is more an historical accident. The shape of the African continent is also interesting there.

I think the 0 longitude most likely is accidental.

Yet, here is another thing to think about: Zero longitude is the longitude of Greenwich, i.e. London, a significant city through the ages. Cities and towns, especially ones with old age, aren't positioned randomly but in geographical suitable locations: valleys, rivers, coast, etc. Since the position of London is not random, the 0 longitude isn't totally random as well. Still seeing no connection to this 26s pulse tho.

Re: The Earth Is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds, and Seismologists Don't Agree Why

#96
post #86

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The same effects that cause a tone when blowing across a bottle rim might cause a vibration like this when an ocean current moves over a deep trench.

It's called a Helmholtz Resonator fyi

Yes, but I think more people know what a bottle is than what a Helmholtz resonator is.
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