September 27, 2004 07:21PM
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Gerd wrote:
"again, I don't get the comparison... it must be me..."
The reason that you don't get it is because there isn't
any comparison. The lack of comparisaon between erosion
caused by the Mississippi River and the processes
causing the erosion of the Sphinx are so completely
different as to be laughably mindless. I would call it
the "Meaningless Mississippi Model" instead of the
"Mississippi bedrock as a model" :-) :-) It is at:
[
www.hallofmaat.com]
There, Steve LeMaster wrote:
"This river has been eroding the bedrock at 1 foot
per 9,000 years, which is .0013 inches per year.
If the walls of the Sphinx enclosure walls eroded
at the same rate, it would take 28,000 years for
3 feet of erosion and 56,000 years for six feet."
This is the type of comparison that, if done in a entry-
level Physical or Historical Geology laboratory would get
the person an "F" grade. It is scientifically meaningless
to compare river erosion in a humid climate to the erosion
of the Sphinx in a arid climate. Also, I would bet that not
even the rock type being eroded are even similar in nature
in terms of porosity, particles composing them, and
specific types of cement. Given all of these differences,
this comparison is completely meaningless as far as the
erosion of the Sphinx goes. There is nothing here to "get"
except the lack of critical thinking on LeMaster's part.
Best Regards,
Paul
Baton Rouge, LA
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/2004 07:23PM by Paul H..
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Gerd VDC |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Anthony |
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Anthony |
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Archae Solenhofen |
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Gerd VDC |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Anthony |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Paul H. |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Paul H. |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Anthony |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Gerd VDC |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Steve LeMaster |
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Anthony |
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Warwick L Nixon |
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