Underwater, there are insane implosions at 25K feet below sea level. At that same depth on land, we have caves.
Why doesn’t the earth compress things like water does? Does gravity do different things to different materials?
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Answer: If I understand your question, and I’m not sure i do, you want to know why at 25,000 feet below sea level in the ocean, things crush whereas they don’t in a cave.
It is the weight of the water and being submerged in water. Every 33 feet of depth adds another atmosphere (15 psi.). Since water is a fluid, it pushes equally on all sides of the vessel.
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