Prof Puckit is a cartoon character… a mildly quirky, yet playful, dude… who writes on science-based subjects, for general public interest and/or education.
Here is an explanation of how plate tectonics in a spreading zone, moves…. using a slab of chocolate…. as you do…. and a bit of imagination. . The choc’ based explanation, may help visualise how the spreading process works and could help understand what can be seen on the geological map, shown below. . A […]
Plate Tectonics… A Spreading Zone… and a Slab of Chocolate Read Post »
The planet Earth on which we stand, has a thin surface skin (lithosphere), which floats on top of a much thicker, semi-fluid, hot layer (asthenosphere). A homemade rice pudding with a skin comes in useful to visualise this and can be used to demonstrate a much larger, real Earth occurrence… . This real Earth occurrence
Isostatic changes… Sea level changes… and a Rice Pudding. Read Post »
In 1054 AD a supernova appeared in our skies, with such a brightness, it could be seen with the naked eye. It remained visible and static in its place amongst the other celestial bodies for around two years, after which time it had faded so no longer noticeable. Very soon after, is the year 1066
Prof Puckit’s slightly biased history lectures – Crab Nebula Read Post »
. Prof Puckit is a mildly quirky, yet playful, dude… who writes on science-based subjects, for general public interest and/or education… all in the style of… as said… a mildly quirky, yet playful, dude… He is: *** In love with Oceanography… A science, studying our Earth, its processes and how we consider our planet has
‘Prof Puckit’ – Intro Read Post »