Asteroids aren't completely random? Mass extinctions of Earth's land animals follow a cycle, study finds

[alpine]

Mass extinctions of life on Earth appear to follow a regular pattern, a new study suggests.

In fact, widespread die-offs of land-dwelling animals – which include amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds – follow a cycle of about 27 million years, the study reports.

The study also said these mass extinctions coincide with major asteroid impacts and devastating volcanic outpourings of lava.

"The global mass extinctions were apparently caused by the largest cataclysmic impacts and massive volcanism, perhaps sometimes working in concert," said study lead author Michael Rampino of New York University, in a statement.

Paleontologists had previously discovered that similar mass extinctions of marine life, in which up to 90% of species disappeared, were not random events, but seemed to come in a 26-million-year cycle.

Asteroids aren't completely random? Mass extinctions of Earth's land animals follow a cycle, study finds

Widespread extinctions of land-dwelling animals – which include amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds – follow a cycle of about 27 million years.

www.usatoday.com

looks like the system is somehow designed to reset itself and restart the search for whatever it is looking for...

 

[fncceo]

Humans are hardwired to see patterns, even when they don't exist.

 

[Likkmee]

When will one hit DC ?

 

[alpine]

Humans are hardwired to see patterns, even when they don't exist.

or; the universe is hardwired to follow patterns, because it is deterministic...

 

[alang1216]

Mass extinctions of life on Earth appear to follow a regular pattern, a new study suggests.

In fact, widespread die-offs of land-dwelling animals – which include amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds – follow a cycle of about 27 million years, the study reports.

The study also said these mass extinctions coincide with major asteroid impacts and devastating volcanic outpourings of lava.

"The global mass extinctions were apparently caused by the largest cataclysmic impacts and massive volcanism, perhaps sometimes working in concert," said study lead author Michael Rampino of New York University, in a statement.

Paleontologists had previously discovered that similar mass extinctions of marine life, in which up to 90% of species disappeared, were not random events, but seemed to come in a 26-million-year cycle.

Asteroids aren't completely random? Mass extinctions of Earth's land animals follow a cycle, study finds

Widespread extinctions of land-dwelling animals – which include amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds – follow a cycle of about 27 million years.

www.usatoday.com

looks like the system is somehow designed to reset itself and restart the search for whatever it is looking for...

The "system" shows no signs of design but it wouldn't surprise me if there is a debris fields orbiting the sun on a highly elliptical orbit. Like meteor showers but on a much larger scale. Sometimes we get hit, sometimes not. Nor would it surprise me if there were numerous such fields in different orbits. There's a lot we don't know.

 

[alpine]

The "system" shows no signs of design but it wouldn't surprise me if there is a debris fields orbiting the sun on a highly elliptical orbit. Like meteor showers but on a much larger scale. Sometimes we get hit, sometimes not. Nor would it surprise me if there were numerous such fields in different orbits. There's a lot we don't know.

what you are describing here sounds to me like a design in itself...

 

[Jimmy_Chitwood]

When will one hit DC ?

San Fran

NYC

 

[Moonglow]

Humans are hardwired to see patterns, even when they don't exist.

That is only because they know that God is hurling stones(asteroids) to screw with his juvenile delinquent creation...Humans...

 

[fncceo]

Humans are hardwired to see patterns, even when they don't exist.

That is only because they know that God is hurling stones(asteroids) to screw with his juvenile delinquent creation...Humans...

Every species that has ever inhabited this planet must have believed they were the end game of G-d's design.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

When will one hit DC ?

San Fran

NYC

Midland/Odessa

 

[Grumblenuts]

The "system" shows no signs of design but it wouldn't surprise me if there is a debris fields orbiting the sun on a highly elliptical orbit. Like meteor showers but on a much larger scale. Sometimes we get hit, sometimes not. Nor would it surprise me if there were numerous such fields in different orbits. There's a lot we don't know.

The article should make clear that it's simply due to our entire solar system orbiting the galaxy, periodically traversing asteroid fields or belts. Rocket science!
Poorly worded: "it's because of the orbit of our planet through the galaxy." No, that's confusing gibberish.
Better: "The solar system passes through the crowded part of our Milky Way galaxy about every 30 million years. During those times, comet showers are possible, leading to large impacts on the Earth."

From the OP

The study also said these mass extinctions coincide with major asteroid impacts and devastating volcanic outpourings of lava.

This too is described as though we like kidding ourselves. True, we all say "The Sun rises in the morning", and not "The Earth has rotated such that the Sun is now visible on the horizon." But the latter is pretty necessary wherever you're talking about the actual mechanics involved. No, we're not talking about "meteor" or "comet showers" and "asteroid impacts" when the Earth is the foreign object invading some previously unsuspecting field of boulders just floating around in space, minding their own business..

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Humans are hardwired to see patterns, even when they don't exist.

That is only because they know that God is hurling stones(asteroids) to screw with his juvenile delinquent creation...Humans...

Every species that has ever inhabited this planet must have believed they were the end game of G-d's design.

Well...as soon as we realize that we're going to die...we realize that we were born into the Endgame.

***poof***

Do species think/believe? Or is it all imperative at that level...eat fuck and die.

 

[alpine]

Humans are hardwired to see patterns, even when they don't exist.

That is only because they know that God is hurling stones(asteroids) to screw with his juvenile delinquent creation...Humans...

Every species that has ever inhabited this planet must have believed they were the end game of G-d's design.

Well...as soon as we realize that we're going to die...we realize that we were born into the Endgame.

***poof***

Do species think/believe? Or is it all imperative at that level...eat fuck and die.

i would bet they are just iterating further w/o thinking or believing much, till next reset occurs and the next batch starts the search...
eating and fucking seems to be a very fundamental part of it from the looks of it...

 

[Jimmy_Chitwood]

When will one hit DC ?

San Fran

NYC

Midland/Odessa

Where is that?

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

When will one hit DC ?

San Fran

NYC

Midland/Odessa

Where is that?

Google broke? LOL!

Midland–Odessa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Grumblenuts]

eating and fucking seems to be a very fundamental part of it from the looks of it...

Thus "Original Sin" - According to the Bible, women were created to prepare the meals and clean up the messes.. Not to just grab some fruit from a snake, take a bite, and hand the remainder off to their rib donors..

 

[alang1216]

The "system" shows no signs of design but it wouldn't surprise me if there is a debris fields orbiting the sun on a highly elliptical orbit. Like meteor showers but on a much larger scale. Sometimes we get hit, sometimes not. Nor would it surprise me if there were numerous such fields in different orbits. There's a lot we don't know.

The article should make clear that it's simply due to our entire solar system orbiting the galaxy, periodically traversing asteroid fields or belts. Rocket science!
Poorly worded: "it's because of the orbit of our planet through the galaxy." No, that's confusing gibberish.
Better: "The solar system passes through the crowded part of our Milky Way galaxy about every 30 million years. During those times, comet showers are possible, leading to large impacts on the Earth."

Not sure what you're saying but the solar system does NOT 'pass through the crowded part of our Milky Way galaxy'. Our entire galaxy is rotating so the 'crowded part' is also rotating and we don't get to go through it. Ever. Any periodic encounters with asteroids are purely a local phenomenon based within our solar system.

 

[Jimmy_Chitwood]

When will one hit DC ?

San Fran

NYC

Midland/Odessa

Where is that?

Google broke? LOL!

Midland–Odessa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I am a duckduckgo cat

google is lame

 

[Grumblenuts]

New rule: All Science and Technology threads must devolve immediately into religious tangents.

The "system" shows no signs of design but it wouldn't surprise me if there is a debris fields orbiting the sun on a highly elliptical orbit. Like meteor showers but on a much larger scale. Sometimes we get hit, sometimes not. Nor would it surprise me if there were numerous such fields in different orbits. There's a lot we don't know.

The article should make clear that it's simply due to our entire solar system orbiting the galaxy, periodically traversing asteroid fields or belts. Rocket science!
Poorly worded: "it's because of the orbit of our planet through the galaxy." No, that's confusing gibberish.
Better: "The solar system passes through the crowded part of our Milky Way galaxy about every 30 million years. During those times, comet showers are possible, leading to large impacts on the Earth."

Not sure what you're saying but the solar system does NOT 'pass through the crowded part of our Milky Way galaxy'. Our entire galaxy is rotating so the 'crowded part' is also rotating and we don't get to go through it. Ever. Any periodic encounters with asteroids are purely a local phenomenon based within our solar system.

Thanks. Your opinion noted. I'll stick with mine until compelled not to by evidence presented to the contrary..

 

[alang1216]

New rule: All Science and Technology threads must devolve immediately into religious tangents.

The "system" shows no signs of design but it wouldn't surprise me if there is a debris fields orbiting the sun on a highly elliptical orbit. Like meteor showers but on a much larger scale. Sometimes we get hit, sometimes not. Nor would it surprise me if there were numerous such fields in different orbits. There's a lot we don't know.

The article should make clear that it's simply due to our entire solar system orbiting the galaxy, periodically traversing asteroid fields or belts. Rocket science!
Poorly worded: "it's because of the orbit of our planet through the galaxy." No, that's confusing gibberish.
Better: "The solar system passes through the crowded part of our Milky Way galaxy about every 30 million years. During those times, comet showers are possible, leading to large impacts on the Earth."

Not sure what you're saying but the solar system does NOT 'pass through the crowded part of our Milky Way galaxy'. Our entire galaxy is rotating so the 'crowded part' is also rotating and we don't get to go through it. Ever. Any periodic encounters with asteroids are purely a local phenomenon based within our solar system.

Thanks. Your opinion noted. I'll stick with mine until compelled not to by evidence presented to the contrary..

Not an opinion, Physics 101