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xkcd #3141: Mantle Model

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Mantle plumes explain Hawaii, Yellowstone, Iceland, the East African Rift, the Adirondack uplift, the Permian extinction, the decline of Rome, the DB Cooper hijacking, and the balrog in Moria. Those little hills of sand in your yard are caused by antle plumes.

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[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I meant more specifically each chamber or whatever. That last one looks like it. Everything does these days

[-] MHLoppy@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

The loss brainrot has taken another victim 😔

this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2025
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