It’s been estimated that in all of Earth’s history, there have been 7 supercontinents, with the most recent one being Pangaea.
The next supercontinent (Pangaea Ultima) is expected to form in around 250 million years.
Why is this the case? What phenomenon causes these giant landmasses to coalesce, break apart, then coalesce again?
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The earth isn’t expanding its size so there’s a finite surface over which the plates can move. Eventually they will always collide because the surface area can’t expand. It can’t expand because there is finite mass on earth.
Here is a unique answer: It doesn’t.
The continental drift is due to the Earth’s expansion. I know, it sounds crazy because this isn’t talked about in school books. But it’s fairly obvious that all the continents line up and look like they interlock. But here’s the thing, so does the “back” sides of the continents. Also, the sea floors are Millions if not BILLIONS of years younger than the exposed rock on the continents. The biggest give-away is the fact that there is a continental shelf for every major land mass. And as you get closer to the Earth’s “stretch marks” like the mid-atlantic ridge, the sea floor gets younger.
For more info, check out [See the Pattern](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qoTs7w22r4). He has quite a few extremely scientific videos on this very idea. Also focuses heavily on the idea of an “electric universe.” I highly recommend checking it out. Cheers!
Throw a bunch of toy boats into a bathtub that’s constantly being slowly agitated. They’ll randomly group up and separate over and over.
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