near Equator to gain more land to survive.
2006-07-17 15:40:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
We could control the plate movement with the same idea that tectonic plates float on top of hot liquid magma.
2006-07-17 18:05:16 · update #1
What???? Antarctica is a freaken land mass covered in Ice. you just can't move it
2006-07-17 15:44:07 · answer #1 · answered by brandon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
by the time humans ran out of space to live (there is a whole lot of space on planet earth with NO humans), the technology would have evolved where the lack of space would not be a problem. However, moving a tectonic plate to the middle of the Pacific would not be one of the options.
2006-07-17 23:24:00 · answer #2 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the population grew, we would run out of food and water long before we ran out of space.
Assume a hefty 1000 sq ft of space per person, a nice roomy amount. Assume an absurdly large population (clearly beyond the sustainable food/water limit) of 100 billion people. That 100 trillion square feet of space would fill a square 1900 miles on a side. Even taking out Antarctica, you still have only used up about 1/55th of the land surface.
Fact is, you can build up, reduce the amount of space and multiply by several 10s on top of all that and STILL have enough room. You are talking perhaps a hundred trillion ppl, about 160,000 times the current population before you literally run out of living space.
Fresh water and food get scarce long before then.
2006-07-17 22:51:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Quark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suscribe to the 'never say never' addage, but humans moving a tectonic plate several thousands of miles gets into the 'never' realm.
Mr. Quark is right--its not space thats an issue--its more about resources--water, arable land, clean air, etc. Clean (potable) water will be the number one problem in years to come...
2006-07-20 09:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by ncg2111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This won't happen for hundreds if not thousands of years, humans only occupy a small percentage of the earths surface.
2006-07-17 22:45:53 · answer #5 · answered by CaptWags 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then Americans will declare war on countries that have land they want and water. Those countries will be declared terrorists even if their only weapon is a small hammer!
2006-07-17 22:45:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
didnt you see superman...with the crystals. Making extra space.
2006-07-17 22:44:36 · answer #7 · answered by franckoboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Build upwards (didn't you see "The Fifth Element"?)
2006-07-17 22:43:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not very likely..
and that is probably being overly optimistic...
2006-07-18 02:52:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah, we would just start killing eachother
2006-07-17 22:43:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋