Plate tectonics fails because there are more expansion rifts than there are subduction rifts.
A good example of this is India. According to plate tectonic theory, the Himalayas should be in a subduction zone, but in reality it's a massive upthrust zone which was once a sea bed.
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SerialLarper ago
expanding earth + constant density = hollow earth
i_scream_trucks ago
earth not expanding + plate tectonics = reality
SerialLarper ago
Plate tectonics fails because there are more expansion rifts than there are subduction rifts.
A good example of this is India. According to plate tectonic theory, the Himalayas should be in a subduction zone, but in reality it's a massive upthrust zone which was once a sea bed.