Reposted by Dr. Julian Lozos
Note the right lateral offset of the yellow centerline of you look across the fault.
(Traffic spotters had my back for this quick snap).
Dr. Julian Lozos
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Earthquake physicist in Los Angeles; uses computer models to study how faults behave and interact University of California graduate; Cal State faculty maker of things | fiddle, viola, Javanese gamelan | D&D | cats | ég er að læra íslensku he/him | aroace
![4-panel comic. (1) [Giant fishing rod-like cat toy positioned above four tectonic plates. Two helicopters that appear tiny due to scale fly above. People next to device are so tiny they cannot be seen.] PERSON 1: The key to exposing new geologic layers is understanding the three forces driving plate movement: slab pull, ridge push, and taunting. (2) PERSON 2: Taunting? What do– PERSON 1: *Initiate thrust fault pattern!* [The dangly end of the toy wiggles.] (3) “Rumble” sound effect from tectonic plates. (4) “Lunge!” sound effect from tectonic plates. [Plates split at a diagonal angling toward toy.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib4bgny4aloexmhcpuj3hprxwxludu6ix23qkcarfocnvdizaw7ia)
