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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 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

The loss brainrot has taken another victim 😔