Earth Crustal Displacement

The End of the World as We Know It

 

In 1966, a man named Charles Hapgood published a book called “Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings.”  In this book he theorized that the earth periodically goes through something he called “Earth Crustal Displacement.”  According to Hapgood, asymmetrical build up of ice at the poles of planet earth causes a torque (twisting force) on the crust of the planet.  This torque, over time, grows large enough to dislodge the crust and cause it to slide over the molten magma underlying the crust.  A recent variation of this theory, described by Graham Hancock in his book “Magicians of the Gods,” suggests that a meteor or comet strike can help trigger an earth crustal displacement event.  When this happens the result is utter devastation to virtually all land based plant and animal life on the planet.

 

An Earth Crustal Displacement Event causes rampant earthquakes, volcanic activity and massive tidal waves which sweep across the planet and wash away anyone and anything below about 14,000 feet elevation.  Virtually nothing on land survives.

 

It also happens very quickly.  There is no appreciable warning.  There is no last minute escape.  There is only good luck and proper preparation ahead of time.

 

Is this possible?  Could Hapgood have been correct?  Apparently Albert Einstein thought it was possible as evidenced by correspondence between the two men.

 

When will the next event happen?  This can and probably has been predicted by the U.S. military.  Engineering analysis of polar ice mass asymmetry, torque estimates, magma viscosity estimates, magma/crust interface friction estimates, snowfall rates and distributions, etc. could be used to calculate a ballpark figure of when the next event might occur.  I have a suspicion we are getting close but that global warming has been beneficial in reducing polar ice mass helping us to postpone the next event for the time being.

 

How might we prevent such a thing?  As stated above global warming may have postponed things for a while.  However global warming has some negative consequences, some of them potentially very bad such as crop failures, coastal flooding, increased violent storm activity, and acidification of the oceans leading ultimately to ocean death and planetary death.  Acidification of the oceans is the result of high levels of carbon dioxide being pumped into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels.  Much of this carbon dioxide finds its way into the oceans and turns into carbonic acid.  This acid then destroys the shells and skeletal structures of ocean organisms.  A collapse of ocean bio-systems is possible and it would likely spell the end of humans on planet earth.  So continued carbon dioxide induced global warming is a bad thing however perhaps global warming through some other mechanism might be accomplished.  It would still have negative consequences but they might be manageable.  Another possible idea might be to start mining ice on Antarctica.  Map the Antarctic ice sheets and mine in a way to reduce mass and asymmetry of the sheets.  The ice that is mined could be put into the oceans to offset increased acidity from carbon dioxide or it could be melted and used to recharge water tables which have been depleted by humans for agriculture, industry and personal consumption over the last hundred and fifty years.  No doubt there are many other ideas which might be acceptable solutions to the problem.  What is needed is an organized effort to study the problem and implement one or more of those solutions.

 

 

 

Assuming a preventative strategy is never implemented, how might one prepare to survive an Earth Crustal Displacement Event?  Who would survive such a catastrophe?  It is my belief that three classes of humans will survive…

 

1. Those who are OFF PLANET and can remain off planet for an extended period of time

 

2. Those who are ON STURDY SHIPS far out at sea and can remain at sea for an extended period of time

 

3. Those who are AT HIGH ELEVATION in parts of the planet that come to rest at latitudes similar to where they started

 

 

 

The OFF PLANET strategy of survival could include space ships, space stations, moon bases, mars bases, bases or colonies in other star systems.  It might also include high altitude dirigibles of some sort.  Something which can hold large numbers of people, is designed for extreme airworthiness and sustainable self-sufficiency.  Perhaps it might be capable of descending to catch fish or obtain other resources on occasion if needed.  It will also be capable of landing virtually anywhere, months or years after the event to repopulate the planet.

 

The LARGE STURDY SHIPS far out at sea strategy is perhaps the most feasible option for most people.  It is intended to improve chances of survival far away from volcanoes, earthquakes and land destroying tidal waves.  Of course the ships will have to be able to ride out massive ocean disturbances.  It is largely ocean going vessels which have survived past earth crustal displacement events. These ancient seafarers went on to preserve technology, at least for a time, until the no longer reproducible technology wore out and failed.  Perhaps governments or private organizations could build a fleet of ships pre-supplied, crewed and positioned far out at sea ready to survive.  Oh wait, this has already been done.  It’s called the navy.  Yes, I know, however perhaps plans can be made for survival of some of the general civilian populace as well.

 

The “HIGH ELEVATION in parts of the planet that come to rest at latitudes similar to where they started” strategy assumes that some prediction can be made as to the direction and distance of displacement that will take place.  The idea is that some people, plants and animals will be high enough to survive the global tidal waves and will come to a stop at a similar climate location.  Lower lying areas will be destroyed by the tidal waves while high elevation areas which change latitudes dramatically will perish due to climate stress…plants and animals being almost instantaneously transported to non-compatible temperatures.  This is what happened to some animals which have been found virtually flash frozen in Siberia but mysteriously with temperate region plants undigested in their stomachs.  (They probably were not high enough either and drowned prior to being frozen.)  This is probably the riskiest of the three strategies.  More likely than large numbers of people surviving in these regions, they will be the first locations to be colonized by ship or off planet based survivors.  The ship and off planet survivors will have mapping, astronomical and technological ability to determine how far and in what direction the planet’s surface moved and can find these high elevation, same latitude regions after the fact.

 

So pick your strategy and go for it.  Good Luck!