The Effects of Geollywood

Richard Coger III, Jay Easterling, Kevin Jones and Stephen Parker

NWACC General Geology EMPACTS ProjectDr. Wendi Williams, InstructorThe Effects of Geollywood1ArmageddonVolcanoAustin Powers: International Man of MysteryThe Movies2video

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The Size of TexasCeres is about the same size as TexasThe objective is to drill to 800ft and plant a nuclear bombSplit it in two and it misses Earth

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Purdue Universitys Earth Impact Effects ProgramShows there would be a negligible effect if impactedToo much mass lost in asteroid5

Is 800 feet realistic?If truly the size of Texas this depth would be less than 1% of diameterJust not deep enough to split it in half6

Even if it was large enough to destroy Earth, what would happen if they did happen to split it?Still have many large chunks that will hit Earth doing damage7

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There is a Volcano erupting in downtown Los AngelesIs it possible for this to happen?Can lava flow in a subway tunnel?9What is the major west coast fault zone?Where do the volcanoes typically form ?Where is Los Angeles located in relation to these areas?There is a Volcano erupting in downtown Los AngelesIs it possible for this to happen?Can lava flow in a subway tunnel?

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Not possible to have a volcano in L.A.No hotspot there right nowCalifornia is so heavily monitored anyway there would be much earlier warning11

Supposing it could happen, would lava be able to flow through subway tunnels?Actually, yes it could Concrete and brick walls would act as insulator12

What does this guy have to do with geology?13

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Could a nuclear weapon really make all the worlds volcanoes erupt?All the volcanoes would have to be connected to the earths coreNot all volcanoes areSome are from magma chambers from subduction zones

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Some like the ones in Hawaii are from hotspotsThey continually erupt unlike volcanoes from subduction zonesDrilling will not get far enough downDeepest drilling was about 10kmStopped because heat was too much for the drill head16Hollywood will always blow things out of proportionLive your life without worry Whatever a movie says will most likely not happenMovies are made for entertainment

What does all this mean?

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