A Gigantic and Mysterious Feature that Nobody has Heard of! 

Salt tectonics is the only thing that’s weirder than convergent margins and overthrust zones

to: “Myron Cook”, For what it’s worth, my working hypothesis is that a major geological process responsible for shaping and reshaping Earth’s surface, mainly continental divisions and coastlines, has been overlooked. Generally, when we think of geological erosion we think of small amounts of materials being worn away by wind, water or ice (glacial motion) over long periods of time. However, I am of the opinion that Earth geological erosion processes aren’t always so subtle. That being said, I conjecture that Earth periodically casts off, setting adrift the entirety of its polar ice accumulations mainly upon the Northern Pacific & Sothern Atlantic oceans within 8-16 hours, from start to finish. Once irreconcilably off axis and adrift, these massive accumulations of ice would disrupt ocean currents and begin to accelerate in the direction of centrifugal force outward away from the Earth’s axis and towards the equator. The Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets are estimated to contain 4.6 and 7.2 million square miles of ice respectively and having almost zero rotational velocity, they would achieve relative impact velocities with their new surroundings (equatorial land masses/continent(s)) upward of nine hundred miles per hour, capable of displacing millions square miles of earth and rock in a matter of hours (rifting by extrusion). The proceeding bow wave, and ensuing wake would drive massive ice flow tsunamis inland causing further erosion. Additionally, the subsequent melting and runoff should be capable of carving great canyons on relatively short geological time scales. What do you think?

Enters Hyperborean Enigma : " Dear Professor, could You, please, provide the Bathymetric Map of the Tulomaa River Delta ...and the Apollo's Temple/ Resting House Conundrum will be all but....could You imagine, dear Professor, the Schliemann's déjà vu situation...?!? "

Mm.. pancakes..

I thought for sure it was a byproduct of the chicxulub impactor when I first started watching this.

Glad you enjoy it!

Any teacher actually teaching and not indoctrinating young minds with "WOKE" communism BS, is a teacher I can get behind!!! Very interesting video!!! So disgusted watching what's happening to kids at colleges across the country!!!

@@cheebaman4728 the only to prevalent American groups that I will immediately get into a debate/argument with are neo confederates and woke Social justice warriors.

I never would have searched this out either. Guess we can be thankful for videos like this. Those that expand our knowledge/interest.

Endless standing Ovation 💝

I would’ve been hyped if someone said that. But I like learning literally everything no matter the topic

I would probably have moved on, except that I’ve dove some of the shallower parts of that structure. Having read up on this, already knew there were salt domes under at least part of the area. Would not have guessed surface structure was due to flow, instead guessed holes were from salt dome collapse.

And you bought this? With the name Carol Child of God, I would hope you would be smarter then that. You think the Earth is hundreds of millions of years old? SMH

….. 65? That’s when most people first START learning 😆✌🏽

me too and I am 80.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi im78 still so much to learn isn’t there x

Agreed

You really didnt learn anything from this.

@@joshportie RU-vid keyboard warrior, go outside and touch grass

Thanks for sharing!

Also spent my life fishing the best fishery in the world and while I never got this educated on it I was aware of the general theory about the salt domes and why they contribute to abundant fish life. Anyone running the rip for Tuna has been running that exact geological formation even if they didn't know it. Not quite that far out but same situation. Appreciate the attention to home!

I'm in Louisiana as well. About 20 years ago I had to do an inspection for the dept. of energy. The location was an old set of buildings that the government had purchased to convert into a high security facility. You wouldn't know by looking at it but you'd have to go through metal detectors and have dogs sniff your vehicle, men would check under every vehicle with mirrors, etc. But the whole operation was based on the salt dome below the facility. They were drilling holes into the dome and washing it out so they could store oil reserves inside then cap it off. I believe it was 2003 when I went there. There was a large screen inside that showed every pipeline, oil store, etc. It looked pretty cool. There were military men all over the place guarding the hallways and doors with weapons. It was a pretty cool experience.

@@Peppersfirst You sure you didn't sign an employment NDA? 😆 Only kidding, but in seriousness, I've actually heard that the government had oil reserves beneath the domes for years, but again, never really looked into it until now. It's called the SPR and it's really interesting.

@tehweez Honestly, I have no idea, lol. I was around 20 years old and so intrigued by the whole experience. There was a man assigned to me and my coworker as a kind of chaperone during our inspection. At one point the chaperone told me I could walk down the hall alone to check a station so I did and a guard pulled his gun on me. Screamed freeze or stop, something like that. I told that guy he almost got me killed and stood beside him the rest of the day. 😆

Thank you, Tom.

I am 75 and stumbled into your "mini class" about a complex geological feature on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, something from which you revealed evidence of numerous geological processes, all brought to light by your knowledge and remarkably clear and personally well-presented teaching. To be importantly noted, this is what teaching is about, that from which genuine learning can be exercised. Teaching on this order is what fuels not only more learning but sharpens minds for new discovery. Being a Christian man it most expands my understanding about the magnificence of God thru characteristics of His Creation. My sincere thanks.

Im so glad her knowledge and interests stayed with you.

@@johnjosephpajor8809 Perhaps you would like Roger at Mudfossil University ? He's the greatest teacher we've had for a very long time.

first of all I would like to say I'm sorry for your loss even though I know it was 10 years ago it's just like a few days ago that y'all met for the first time .

I feel the same way. I would have taken more geology classes except I was a music major going with my strength. I had a wonderful career in music, but I still remember that single geology class, and I'm finding it to be reminiscent of that class, though on topics we never touched upon. I don't know if they even knew about this when I was taking geology in my freshman year. It's amazing how many new things have been discovered in just that half a century. I want another lifetime so I can see what happens in the next fifty years! Maybe if I magically get another fifty years, I'll become a geologist.

@@Chompchompyerded IKR? It blew me away the other day to realize that plate tectonics had become acceptable to modern geophysics in my lifetime, that ocean floor spread was in my lifetime, that finding part of a rock structure from NY state in England was in my lifetime.😂 I cannot even imagine what we will learn in the next very short span of history with our knowledge base growing exponentially!! Just reading some of the advances in technology, things that are on the cusp of becoming reality is mind boggling. In human hands, it's also quite terrifying.

I'm 71. Me too.

70 and present for class🙄

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Glad you enjoyed it!

big Mr. Wizard vibes

Why is there so much salt on this planet

@@AcmeAce that's an excellent question that I've often wondered as I live very near to the sea.

I got put off geology by having to draw fossils in a course of historica geology that should have been interesting. Also the prof talked about formations he could see i his mind but I sure couldn;t.

A lot of that "how the education system managed to make you loathe subjects" has a lot to do with your brain development at that age. Most students of high school age aren't ready to truly understand the subjects that are taught. They also don't understand the importance of each subject. I know of many teachers who put in a ton of hours and money planning fun experiments and discussions and activities, only to have the students blow it off and half-heartedly do it. Apathy is a big problem.

Well said like the way you put that into words

Wasn't the education system, it was us and the normal shortness of attention span that average children possess. As individuals, even when we are children, are more so responsible to apply the effort to learn than the system. Assuming the educational systems instruction is up to standards, the student has to engage into the information they are given. We do so love playing the victim and cast all blame on other people or entities for our failures and setbacks. I still get a giggle when these folks explain occurrences and such and the time period must have been about 60 million years ago but can't figure out what direction the bullet came from that killed JFK only 60 years ago.

I remember the teachers that made an impact! A third grade teacher that helped me to love reading. A math teacher that showed me girls can learn it too!. Are the good ones all gone?? Can't be- we just need to give these great teachers the recognition they deserve!!!🍎⭐

Yeah, instead we get this clown Neil Tyson. Dumbed down half science.

I agree. So much to learn about.

Best geology videos I’ve seen

I came for the Geology, stayed for the food.😁

I love professor Nick 👍🏼#JOYGIVER

Get together with some engineer buddies and start a band, The Rock Mechanics. 😆

@@DannyWJaco Lol! Get a guy named Mike in the band - then they can call themselves Mike & the Rock Mechanics. (sorry for the cheesy 80s reference)🤣

This is an alluvial fan from the Ice Age flood that washed from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. No surprise.

​@@vistrode9604you must be fun at parties. If you see an expert praise someone and you disagree with the praise, remember that you might be in the beginning of your journey to understanding the complexity.

I also want to add that learning HOW and WHY something has been defined is infinitely more useful than if he'd just have said "it's an alluvial plain"

@@vistrode9604how does that explain the core samples taken in the region, containing large concentrations of salt? Alluvial fans are an excellent description for fluid dynamics and dispersion, however, I’m struggling to reconcile how precisely “post-ice-age runoff” would fully explain this phenomenon?

Exploration geophysicist? Cool. Why did we put the Deep Water Horizon well so close to Louisiana? And why aren't we putting rigs on this structure Myron describes? Maybe "deepwater" is a relative term, maybe this structure is much deeper than the Horizon well? so much oil out there, so much oil processing resources in that area. It bugs me, we're sort of banadoning the Gulf for oil, while Norway and Holland pull oil out of the North Sea. I hope someone can shine some light on this issue for me. Thank you.

You are the exact opposite of me ... I hate the long drawn out explanation of bathymetry, imaging, water, overlays, it's like he's talking to kindergartners 😂🤣he's 3 minutes in and I've already googled it and am reading about it while I listen to him and have already started developing theories. I can't wait to see if I'm close 😆😂 I guess it makes sense for youtube, not everybody has the same knowledge base. Geology absolutely fascinates me. I could read about how every square inch of this earth was created and evolved and never get bored, every single rock has a story to tell ... but I'm sure this is like teaching geology to grades K through university in one classroom. 😆

@deborahwood I think you would be interested in the Franciscan Melange at the coast of central California. I met several world reknowned geophysicists and other geologists there while doing my own study. I've written two (unpublished) thesis on the morphology. It is fascinating. Perhaps you'd care to take a stab at the orogeny.

@@secretsquirrel6308 Is that like a Chronosynclasticinfindibulum?

Yes since I also ( in addition to geology) like art and painting I know Bob Ross so I agree they have similar delivery styles that are pleasing to listen to.

The Gulf Of Mexico is a happy mistake!

Wow, thank you!

I watch The Why Files so I thought this might be an Atlantis theory. 😅

I appreciate that!

@@myroncook Dear Professor, could You , please , consider if " The Lapland Gate " ( " Tornvagge" ) "U-shaped" beauty between the two adjacent mountains formed as a result of the natural erosion or ... Thermonuclear obliteration ?!? And, if the former ...could You explain the geological metamorphosis at work here ...Please, it's Hanno-Himilco-Pytheas evidence pointing to the Apollo's Temple/Resting House ...shown to Them by the Saami ( "Saamaas" means " Sun " in Sumerian )...

@@myroncook à

NOVICE! Yup, that's my name in here😂.

Thank you for the feedback

And no annoying background music either! 👍

It makes me so sad that I was taught bugger all at school. Love from UK.

totally agree with you on this! love the way he presents things. easily understandable, and no fancy words, slow, and after all this, I don't feel overwhelmed, which happens to me all the time. I love science, always did. :)

The best teachers always leave you wanting more.

thank you for sharing your story!

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you, Dave

Wow, thanks

Thank you, John

I made the mistake of falling asleep during a lecture on salt domes while sitting at the front of the class. Fortunately for me the professor was teaching outdated concepts about buoyancy being the driving force on salt movement. Out of all of the students in the class, I turned out to be the only one to actually work on salt geometry and tectonics in my career.

There is a lot of interesting formations on the ocean floor that we have never seen. If we did see them it might change history.

It's interesting however now I'm worried about Pepper Water. How will the Pepper flow and to where?

@@tmayorca8770 the pepper flows out of my grinder and onto my food. 😁

Go bears!

The earth is as flat as a pancake so it's funny he compares a pancake. Kansas flatter than a pancake = proof the earth is not a globe. No curve = no globe. Facts. The Bible speaks the truth

FYI the word you want is tenet. A tenant is someone who's renting space from you.

Lol I’m sure he didn’t need all that for a typo

@@nateday2010 all that?

​@@nateday2010 Not a typo. Wrong word.

@@CrankyHermit There's no way to know that for certain... they may have been using voice to text, and the ai misconverted it. It happens all the time.

Glad you enjoy it!

Thank you!

Thank you, Ben.

Thank you, George!

Thank you so much for your feedback!

Great lecture! Well done, sir!

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fascinating

Interesting, I didn't know that that's what a ganglion cyst was.

Thank you for that

Thank you for your kind words, Barry

The slow burn almost made me stop watching. Stating the topic of the video clearly and up front helps a lot.

@@johnemory7485 I couldn't disagree more, the way Myron takes us on a journey of discovery is the part I enjoy the most. Allowing us viewers to try and interpret what is happening in Earth's history and then showing us what did happen allows us to think like a geologist and imagine we're the first humans to discover a formation. I believe this method allows us to better understand the formation than simply telling us what happened and how.

@@user-otzlixr the person I replied to clearly stated they didn't like the way Myron presents his videos and I couldn't disagree more. Myron has a very unique way and personally I think his method is much more educational, he would make an amazing professor if he hasn't already done that in his career.

Same here, I have always love archeology n geography..since a child, but found out then, I would have to spend lot of time in the hot sun..so I said, ok, no. I then pursued nursing..I should have kept my first loves...

Makes my one course in geology in college seem like it just scratched the surface!

@@jimwhitsett4736 …….no pun intended…

I was thinking “Bob Ross” too 😊 -

@@mariaspradlin7215 thanks for being a nurse I appreciate you

Wow, thank you!

Thank you for your story!

Thank you!

You are right...it is an interesting story!

Very similar. The Mississippi Valley was an inland sea that dried up.

Was thinking the same. Sicily has many salt mines, running very deep.

Thank you so much!

Wonderful! Love Nick

Thank you so much!

Thanks, Dale

Thank you

Thank you, Fiona

You have made my day Herman! I think it is important to have a passion/love for something that is stable in this unstable world, it can be of help during the difficult times. I hope to meet you sometime and I wish you all the best in your endeavors.

That is really amazing Herman.

Thank you for your feedback.

I love this comment!!!! Why do we want to believe huge floods or impacts are the only amazing things to occur? There are many many amazing processes/events that have occurred.

I enjoy geology, fascinating subject and this presentation was so well explained I am blown away. As an Australian I grew up in Tasmania, the southern island and the rock formations are totally different from the rest of the continent, turns out it sneaked up from Antarctica. Thank you.

How very educational & entertaining, Prof. Cook! Quite the grand detective story & career you have....(standing ovation). Amazing, like a giant tube of toothpaste squishing out, and to figure out on how to get that concentration of salt - great work. I look forward to more of the ocean floor getting mapped out, as there are so many mountain ranges and fantastic features to understand. BTW, watched documentary about the Dead Sea - very interesting theories regarding the geology of that region. Have you studied that part of our planet? Again, superb presentation. Thank you & cheers from Seattle!

🇨🇦👍 thank you for the great lecture.

I like to think the salt dried up with the formation of the apapalachon mtns then covered by an alluvial fan of river run off and Glacier melt

My pleasure!

not a professional teacher

@@myroncook If you're so inclined...especially if you have a relative attending, offering to be a guest speaker at a local school could be a wonderful experience for you & them as well. Even the very little ones right up to college age. The teachers would/could guide you in making it age/curriculum appropriate. Some schools are sticklers about only parents being "Helpers" so don't feel badly if told no. There may also be programs at libraries, museums, etc. IF you're so inclined...you could encourage the next generation towards the field (See what I did there? The FIELD?! Ha. I'm funny...)

Wow, thank you!

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Thank you!

Thanks

Wonderful!

Wonderful!

Since I live in the area (Delta, CO) and recreate all over that area covered by the Paradox Basin I would LOVE to learn more about it as well. Thank you for bringing it up.

At some point I will do something on the Paradox Basin...I love it.

That's a great idea! I went to University of Utah (regrettably, I didn't major in geology....), but did explore the area and gained some basic knowledge of the area's features. It would be great to understand better what I saw.

Paradox Fm: ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/ParadoxRefs_9763.html. Pennsylvanian salt marine deposition on the flanks of the Ancestral Rockies. ~300 ma.

are you talking about the paradox valley where the delorus river goes?

We hope you guys are doing well!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Patricia

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Wow, thank you!

That's a class I would definitely stay awake in 😁😻👍

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome, thank you!