https://habitablezone.com/2012/04/10/im-going-to-pump-you-up/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://habitablezone.com/2012/04/10/im-going-to-pump-you-up/#comment-13878 johannes Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:22:33 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=12772#comment-13878 The problem arises from a hypothetical situation, where we have a one square mile slab of granite and we have a pressure difference of 7.32 lb. per sq. inches on the sides. The higher pressure is on the bottom and the lower pressure is on the top. The question is; how thick must the slab be, so that the pressure difference does not lift (move) the slab. One square mile contains 4.015*10^9 sq. inches, and according to podrock, the density of granite is approximately 0.1 pounds per cubic inch. The problem arises from a hypothetical situation, where we have a one square mile slab of granite and we have a pressure difference of 7.32 lb. per sq. inches on the sides.
The higher pressure is on the bottom and the lower pressure is on the top.
The question is; how thick must the slab be, so that the pressure difference does not lift (move) the slab.
One square mile contains 4.015*10^9 sq. inches, and according to podrock, the density of granite is approximately 0.1 pounds per cubic inch.

]]> https://habitablezone.com/2012/04/10/im-going-to-pump-you-up/#comment-13514 podrock Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:29:24 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=12772#comment-13514 See the thread below. See the thread below.

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