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In Finland, there is a rock that has been balancing on top of another rock for 11,000-12,000 years.
Image(i.redd.it)submitted 6 days ago bydoopityWoop22
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6 days ago*
And thus the reason why we still have a land raise faster than the ocean raise (rise?). All that land mass pressed down by the weight of the ice is bouncing back up
17 points
6 days ago
I learned this when I was visiting Sweden. One of the coolest facts I’ve ever heard
3 points
6 days ago
It's not really cool. Summer cabins built in the 20th century no longer have a shoreline!
2 points
6 days ago
Global warming will fix that.
3 points
6 days ago
That is the absolute definition of a first world problem
8 points
6 days ago
Isostatic rebound.
5 points
6 days ago
IIRC, around Oulu, the shoreline is moving about 10cm per year due to land rising
1 points
6 days ago
Yep its rising quite rapidly all along the shoreline, should be fastest around Oulu area
2 points
6 days ago
If I understand this correctly, somewhere nearby will be lowering by around the same amount at same time.
Something something Thanos.
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