--earthquake fundamental dynamics--

   i had some thoughts about this issue many, many, years ago, my recent post involving
tsunami's brought them back to mind...

 the concept--

  well, the earth has many fault-lines, at these joints, where one part of the earth's crust meets the other, one is moving upward, towards the surface( to create a mountain), and one is going down, to the earth's core( to be re-melted into magma, that flows)...

  the friction at these lines, is what holds them tightly together, so, when an earthquake happens, this contact( at an angle...45 degrees??), is momentarily broken, and one plate slips against the other( one goes up, and one goes down)...i suggest, the rumbling we feel, is likely the jarring action of the plates, loosing contact, and then regaining it, thereby vibrating both, huge plates, in a "harmonic" that is based on the rhythm of the friction being lost, and then regained( in a regular cycle)--

  in this way, we can see the two plates of the earth's crust, as "ginormous"( not giant, not enormous...bigger), tuning forks, one mimics the vibrations of the other( from movement), as we live on the side of both tuning forks, this is an issue...for we must endure the resulting harmonics, each plate incurs, each time friction is lost between the two--

volcanic natural engineering factors--

  these fault-lines, at the tectonic plates, also give rise to another phenomenon, the volcano...likely a result of a spot in the earth's plates, that has lost contact all together, between the two, like a "knot-hole" in two planks of wood( perhaps in a flat-bottom boat??), the gap between the boards is strong, all along the joint, except at the "knot-hole"( missing wood), this hole heals up( in a volcano), from the magma cooling, but, after a certain amount of pressure is reached, in the liquid magma below( from a swell of magma, or an earthquake...that causes plate movement), the plug is blown-out, or begins to leak, thereby causing the volcano to erupt magma, that flows out between the two tectonic plates, cools, and increases the size of the volcano( mountain)--

  conclusion--

    the final question at hand, seems to be, what causes an earthquake, and can we stop one...as i feel the process of "continental shift", has been going on for a very long time, and will continue to do so, an earthquake can not be stopped, due to the phenomenon being an important part of the earth's development/maintenance( tectonic plates move up, to make mountains, and they go down, to replenish magma in the earth's core)...although, in the case of a volcano, i suggest we can test/derive, the quality of the plug( "knot-hole"), in the fault-line, via core-sampling, and sonic testing of the depth of the plug...in addition to our current( wise), practice of monitoring the vibrations( harmonics), of the fault-line( tuning-forks), to predict volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes--

   as for what causes an earthquake, i feel the answer is about changes in pressure, of the magma in the earth's core, possibly from cooler "tectonic plate material", breaking off the underside of a plate, then hitting( splashing into), the ultra-hot magma, causing a swell, and resulting in a pressure spike, against the underside of the two tectonic plates, that are against each other at the "fault-line"...

   therefore, i view the earth's crust as a delicate "stale-mate", between being hurled out into space, and sucked( pulled), to the very center of the core...this balance is somewhat delicate, if viewed in giant terms...in my opinion, the pressure of the magma, is the third contingent, that can break the tie, momentarily, and cause "continental drift"/earthquakes, to occur--

   i hope these thoughts are of use to scientists, attempting to make life for us all living on the "tuning forks", less hazardous...

--best wishes, john kruschke--

--thoughts about m.s.( multiple sclerosis)--

   i noticed a person walking today, that i believe had "M.S."...as i understand, a person with M.S. has issues with nerves that "cross-fire", to another nerve close by, causing unwanted flinches, and inaccurate motor function( not the desired motion, or smoothness)...

   i meditated on what little good i could do the man, he was walking/marching( a long distance i believe), which seemed like a good idea, as stopping walking, biking, ect...might cause those abilities to be lost much faster, the most important thing that occurred to me( at that moment), was that, if this person walked more slowly, and deliberately, the man would be developing a "muscle-firing pattern" that was correct( but slow...), the slowness is of use, as i feel low voltages are less likely to "cross-fire"...like "plug-wires" on a car often do...

a flash-in-the-pan--

   i feel, that if we see the body's nerves, in an "automotive fashion"( like spark-plug-wires), the concept of "cross-firing" is less mysterious, as most mechanics know that a "cross-fire", that occurs regularly, builds a "carbon-track", and the miss-fire becomes constant...the same mechanic, could also tell you, that if you move the plug-wire a little( away from the metal, or other plug wire), that the "cross-firing" will stop...also, the longer the plug-wire does not "cross-fire", the more road-grime, dirt, ect...builds up, thereby healing/sealing the "cross-fire" site, on the plug-wire...unfortunately, in a spark-plug-wire, we can not lower the voltage, to stop the spark from jumping( if we could, this would work)--

conclusion--

   seen medically, the voltages the body uses to work the muscles, do have variable voltages, as i feel a slow movement, is created by a lower voltage firing-pattern( and a quick one, the reverse...a high voltage)...i feel this indicates, that, slow regular firing patterns( low voltages), like moving the head in a small circle, or moving the arms slowly, would allow a person to "train" the body, to perform a specific movement, that utilizes "low-voltage actuation" of the muscles...in short, the principal seems to be that, the less the nerve "cross-fires", the faster it will "heal-up", like a plug-wire that has been moved away from the undesired "ark-point", in a car's engine...and thus has been "rehabilitated", or "repaired"--

real-world practice of this idea--

   i see this concept, as being present in the "tai chi" martial art, the muscle firing patterns learned there, are developed by repeating a slow repetitive form( or motion), over, and over, until the body has memorized the pattern, and the body's muscles have been "trained"( and the pattern is "learned"),  "laying in wait", ready to repeat the motions, at a moments notice...very rapidly, in one, fluid, succinct, motion--

rehab summary--

  once a basic muscle pattern is learned( by moving slowly), modifications to the pattern are easily deployed, allowing more and more variations, of the pattern being trained, until unlimited modifications of the pattern are possible, and full range of movement is regained--

  example--

    i suggest, that if a person's left hand, and arm, works poorly from an injury, a simple pattern of lifting the hand could be trained, once this was mastered, at a slow speed( low voltage signals to the arm muscles), without "cross-firing"( erratic movement), the speed, or strength of the movement, could be increased( higher and higher voltages to the muscle groups), after this simple pattern was mastered, it could be slightly modified( perhaps by raising the arm, and rotating the hand, from palm up, to palm down), after this was mastered, the pattern could be modified once again, this process, would then repeat, until unlimited modifications of the initial pattern is achieved...and the person has been "rehabilitated"--

   also of note...this concept may be useful, or already in use, for persons with other neurological issues( brain damage, "M.D.", ect...)...

  i hope this idea is of some good, to any physicians out there, treating america, or those abroad( ask your doctor if this is good sense, or total "B.S."...)--


 best wishes, john kruschke--