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Flat Earth Discussion Boards => Flat Earth Q&A => Topic started by: Chris246 on January 27, 2009, 05:56:33 PM

Title: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Chris246 on January 27, 2009, 05:56:33 PM
If there is a giant ice wall surrounding the earth, what keeps it from melting? By the known fact that heat energy flows to cooler objects due to a difference in their internal energy, shouldn't the heat of the ocean flow into the ice wall and melt it?

and by what method does the Sun draw it's energy? Why have we not reached thermal equilibrium after millions of years of the earth's existence?
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Jack on January 27, 2009, 06:03:06 PM
The ice wall is a mountain range. It just happens to be covered in ice and snow.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Chris246 on January 27, 2009, 06:04:33 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Jack on January 27, 2009, 06:06:20 PM
because the atmosphere is not hot enough to melt rocks...?
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: ﮎingulaЯiτy on January 27, 2009, 07:39:50 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: markjo on February 01, 2009, 08:19:56 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.

But the RE ice caps are melting.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Raist on February 01, 2009, 09:37:30 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.

But the RE ice caps are melting.

The bold is a hint to why it hasn't melted.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: markjo on February 02, 2009, 02:40:06 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.

But the RE ice caps are melting.

The bold is a hint to why it hasn't melted.

Except for the rather significant parts that have melted.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Raist on February 02, 2009, 02:41:24 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.

But the RE ice caps are melting.

The bold is a hint to why it hasn't melted.

Except for the rather significant parts that have melted.

And proves one mountain range has melted how?
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: markjo on February 02, 2009, 02:48:51 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.

But the RE ice caps are melting.

The bold is a hint to why it hasn't melted.

Except for the rather significant parts that have melted.

And proves one mountain range has melted how?

???  Who said anything about mountains melting?  I thought we were talking about ice caps. 

Raist, trolling really is bad form for a mod.  Tsk, tsk.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Raist on February 02, 2009, 03:00:52 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.

But the RE ice caps are melting.

The bold is a hint to why it hasn't melted.

Except for the rather significant parts that have melted.

And proves one mountain range has melted how?

???  Who said anything about mountains melting?  I thought we were talking about ice caps. 

Raist, trolling really is bad form for a mod.  Tsk, tsk.

Except I wasn't. This was a discussion about why the ice wall hasn't melted. The ice wall is not every bit of ice in the antarctic.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: markjo on February 02, 2009, 03:16:16 PM
and it doesn't melt because?
The ice part of the ice wall doesn't melt on FE, for the same reason that the ice caps don't melt on RE.

But the RE ice caps are melting.

The bold is a hint to why it hasn't melted.

Except for the rather significant parts that have melted.

And proves one mountain range has melted how?

???  Who said anything about mountains melting?  I thought we were talking about ice caps. 

Raist, trolling really is bad form for a mod.  Tsk, tsk.

Except I wasn't. This was a discussion about why the ice wall hasn't melted. The ice wall is not every bit of ice in the antarctic.

A point was raised contending that the RE ice caps don't melt.  I countered that point saying that the RE ice caps are indeed melting.  Your response about mountain ranges melting was irrelevant and off topic to that point.  In other words, a troll.
Title: Re: Question regarding thermal equilibrium.
Post by: Raist on February 02, 2009, 03:18:53 PM
No.... you went off on a tangent. I brought it back to subject.