Grand Canyon Is "Frankenstein" of Geologic Formations 132
sciencehabit writes "It's a debate that has vexed scientists for decades: Is the Grand Canyon young or old, geologically speaking? Both, a new study declares. A group of scientists reports that the famed formation is a hybrid of five different gorges of various ages--two of three middle segments formed between 70 million and 50 million years ago and between 25 million and 15 million years ago, but the two end segments were carved in the past 5 million to 6 million years--and the Colorado River only tied them into a single continuous canyon 5 million or 6 million years ago."
In other news... (Score:0, Funny)
Wyoming's Devil's Tower formation will now be referred to as the "Ron Jeremy" of geologic formations.
That is all.
So is this .... (Score:4, Funny)
Erosion is a myth (Score:5, Funny)
I refuse to believe in "erosion" as they teach in schools. Sure you can see water moves small clumps of dirt and rocks, but to jump from observing anthills being washed away to huge canyons and moving continents is absurd.
WHERE IS THE MISSING LINK? Surely there would be mountains with small streams caving in on themselves this very minute. It should be happening all the time. Not even on the daily news, because it should be normal, the erosionists claim. Like, whoops, another mountain just caved in and became a canyon.
There should be rivers moving cities out of the way and leaving canyons to hell in their path. The truth is, all we ever see are small floods, AND THE WATER ALWAYS RECEDES, AND DOES NOT LEAVE A HUGE CANYON.
Erosion is not science. You cannot observe it. All you can do is assume. Even William Phipps Blake, the guy who came up with this "theory" recanted on his death bed. Said he made it all up for money.
TEACH THE CONTROVERSY.
Re:So is this .... (Score:5, Funny)
No, just another Waterfall variant.
Re:The Grand Canyon is not a "formation" (Score:5, Funny)
Geeks today aren't what they used to be.
The user quality has certainly eroded, as has everything else around here.
Even the grits have deteriorated.
Re:Erosion is a myth (Score:4, Funny)
In essence the Grand Canyon is a Beowulf cluster of canyons.
Prediction: (Score:5, Funny)
Within a couple of weeks creationists are going to start pointing to this finding as evidence that scientists are never to be trusted. If they keep changing their mind on things, how do we know they are right now? If scientists can't give a clear answer, the creationists will argue, we must turn to the one eyewitness account we have of all history - the bible. Which is infallable, of course.
Re:Erosion is a myth (Score:2, Funny)
If Canons eroded from solid ground -- Then WHY IS THERE STILL SOLID GROUND?