Actually, if I recall correctly from my Geology 202 class at UW with Stan "the Man" Chernikoff, a shield volcano is formed from molten basalt flowing out, not pushing up the land. Basalt is what makes up the ocean floor and has very low viscosity when molten and spreads out like hot butter on a pancake. Flow after flow of lava slowly builds up to form a high spot. Hawaii is a classic shield volcano and is roughly 100 miles in diameter with only the top of it showing above the ocean.
The continents, however, are composed mainly of Granite, which has a higher viscosity and tend to not flow out easily and make taller piles of lava to create the cone shaped volcanos. Its generaly thought that the cascade mountain range and volcanos were formed by hot spots burning up through the granite crust at the subduction zone and thats why you have the cone shaped volcanos there. What we might see there is another cone shaped volcano being formed, which should be interesting to track in terms of how long it actually takes to create one of these. There are shield volcanos in Washington and Oregon though, so we could see one of those, however I think those are mainly seen in the eastern parts of the states. I'm going of a class I had in 1988 so I could be mistaken on that.
How did it used to go?
Windows 95 is a 32-bit extension for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition.
Some things never change.
Agreed, compromise is crucial to good relationships. He should have at least been allowed to paint it lavender with some floral designs and put some doilies on top of it.
If it works for Bush, it will work for Bill. Nothing like having fauning syncofants kissing your toes in front of the media. They should have someone dressed up as Clippy next to Bill on his throne while the faithfull genuflect before him. "It looks like you're trying to grovel. Can I help you with that?"
F1 cars do generate enough downforce at speed to drive upside down. Whether it will actually be attempted is another matter.
Depending on the wing set up, an F1 car can generate 4000lbs of downforce at high speeds of 200mph. This allows them to have the high cornering speeds. On tracks where there aren't as many corners and long straights (Monza, Italy) they go for minimum downforce configuration running fewer elements in the rear wing.
I guess thats why its always amused me to see all these tuner cars with big wings on the rear. Usually the goal of building a tuner car was to do the quarter mile as quick as possible. Why they would want to put a wing (essentially a sail that slows the car down) was baffeling. Its not like they need to increase their speed through the corners. Whatever...
So, should California base the tax on weight or weight at speed? It seems the GPS idea is really off the mark and a little too big brother for me.
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The continents, however, are composed mainly of Granite, which has a higher viscosity and tend to not flow out easily and make taller piles of lava to create the cone shaped volcanos. Its generaly thought that the cascade mountain range and volcanos were formed by hot spots burning up through the granite crust at the subduction zone and thats why you have the cone shaped volcanos there. What we might see there is another cone shaped volcano being formed, which should be interesting to track in terms of how long it actually takes to create one of these. There are shield volcanos in Washington and Oregon though, so we could see one of those, however I think those are mainly seen in the eastern parts of the states. I'm going of a class I had in 1988 so I could be mistaken on that.
How did it used to go? Windows 95 is a 32-bit extension for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. Some things never change.
Agreed, compromise is crucial to good relationships. He should have at least been allowed to paint it lavender with some floral designs and put some doilies on top of it.
If it works for Bush, it will work for Bill. Nothing like having fauning syncofants kissing your toes in front of the media. They should have someone dressed up as Clippy next to Bill on his throne while the faithfull genuflect before him. "It looks like you're trying to grovel. Can I help you with that?"
F1 cars do generate enough downforce at speed to drive upside down. Whether it will actually be attempted is another matter.
Depending on the wing set up, an F1 car can generate 4000lbs of downforce at high speeds of 200mph. This allows them to have the high cornering speeds. On tracks where there aren't as many corners and long straights (Monza, Italy) they go for minimum downforce configuration running fewer elements in the rear wing.
I guess thats why its always amused me to see all these tuner cars with big wings on the rear. Usually the goal of building a tuner car was to do the quarter mile as quick as possible. Why they would want to put a wing (essentially a sail that slows the car down) was baffeling. Its not like they need to increase their speed through the corners. Whatever...
So, should California base the tax on weight or weight at speed? It seems the GPS idea is really off the mark and a little too big brother for me.
Rambling diatribe brought to you by an F1 fan in Seattle