The mantle is between 500-4500K, meaning most of it is hot enough to glow at least a dull red.
You don't say lava is black because once it cools down it turns black...
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54 1 ReplyI often forget we're basically living on a spherical hot pocket fresh out of the microwave.
26 0 ReplyCrispy Crunchy Tender Flaky Crust, Earth pocket!
5 0 ReplyEarly scientific estimates of the age of the earth are underestimated it because they assumed the hot potato model, but radioactive decay keeps the earth hot for longer.
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Oh yeah, well, em... the ocean called and they are running out of you! No, wait... damn it!
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Here I thought the joke was going to be "The Earth is actually a complete sphere without having any slices or cross-sections taken out of it like that."
40 0 ReplyRelated fun fact: The Earth's crust is largely made of feldspars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar
30 0 ReplyThe sun is green too
12 0 ReplyYou mean it’s not a gobstopper?
Bastards! What am I doing licking things, then?
8 0 ReplyOne of the pictures shows the mantle having a slight green hue.
6 0 ReplyChocklet
3 0 ReplyKerbal space program was right!
3 0 Replybehind every geologist is a strong desire to eat rock
2 0 Replylooks like a delicious matcha scone!
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