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Re: Seismic waves, density and temperature.

Stuart <bigdak...@aol.com>

On Apr 24, 10:03 pm, auxotectonics_deletethis@nachon_andthis.net

(Florian) wrote:
> Stuart <bigdak...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > Ketchup is multiphase material (solid+liquid), peridotite is not. the
> > > analogy is bogus.

> > Doesn't matter if they both behave the same way when stressed.

> The analogy is bogus because in a multiphase material like ketchup, heat
> transfer will be different than in an solid.

Really? Diffusion works different in ketchup?

Simple fact is one can find regimes where the properties of ketchup
remain more or less uniform i.e, the phases don't separate.

I was able to find them for corn syrup, silicon oil, all sorts of
stuff.

You're better off picking on Einstein, you know, a dead guy.

Stuart