Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy · 10 juil. 2023
The rock that makes up Earth's 1,800-thick mantle is way hotter than the melting point of rock on Earth's surface, but the intense pressure raises the melting point so high that the mantle is almost entirely blazing hot solid rock.
Same reason the molten iron outer core morphs
Elon Musk@elonmusk· 10 juil. 2023@waitbutwhy We live on a thin crust of Crème Brûlée, beneath which is a vast ball of lava
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
It is definitely lava when reaching the surface!
19:33 · 10 juillet 2023 · 479,7 k vues
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