Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Philosophy Wire: Journey to the center of the Earth… Journey at the end of the senses…

In an effort to investigate conditions found at the Earth's molten outer core, researchers successfully determined the density of liquid iron and sound propagation speed through it at extremely high pressures. They achieved this with use of a highly specialized diamond anvil which compresses samples, and sophisticated X-ray measurements. Their findings confirm the molten outer core is less dense than liquid iron and also put values on the discrepancy. [1] At the center. The core of existence. Carries along the heavy burden of meaning. The core is the meaning. But not because it carries it. But because it does not have any without the things which surround it. Touch that table. Don’t you see? This is not the table!

PS. The table is not what you touch. You just touch the limits of the table.

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