Ancient Earth
Learning and science
geology visualization
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
12 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 7 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and educational way to see ancient continents
From 4 comments
Really like it! Especially the short explanation of the age is quite educating
baxtr on HNThanks, I learned so much from this.
nedsma on HNThis is awesome, nice job!
adammenges on HNWow, that is a fantastic knowledge resource! Something I have long hoped to find. Kudos!
stareatgoats on HN
Time selector and rotation are enjoyable to use
From 2 comments
It's really great to play with the million years selector and the up/down arrow.
kowdermeister on HNI love that you can rotate the globe around and there is a position where you can only see water.…
spullara on HN
Objections
Mediterranean appears at 20M years, which conflicts with the Zanclean flood theory
From 1 comment
I'm curious about the accuracy of the visualization. Specifically, at around 20M yrs, one can clearly see the mediterranean sea. The wikipedia page for the Zanclean Deluge[1]…
lhorie on HN
Mobile controls are hard to use; pinch zoom flies off
From 1 comment
Very hard to steer on a cell phone (Android, Brave browser) - pinch zoom kept flying me into the Cosmos. Like the idea though - will try later from desktop.
linker3000 on HN
Colors and globe imagery could be mistaken for biomes or clouds
From 1 comment
Nifty work. > Even though precise results are returned by the plate tectonic models, the locations are still approximate [...]. In my tests I found that model results can vary…
mncharity on HN
Requests
Add a non-globe flat map view
From 1 comment
Love the map! Anyway to view a non-globe version?
AdamSC1 on HN
Show future Earth or extrapolate movement
From 3 comments
Do you plan to extend it to show the future?
anonymfus on HNCan we extrapolate this into the future? Update: found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLahVJNnoZ4
amelius on HNI would love to see what a potential future Earth would look like, and where I currently stand will be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLahVJNnoZ4 is pretty cool
elliottcarlson on HN
Automatic animation of changes over time
From 1 comment
Great. Suggestion- 1. Can you add the number of years ago (eg. 100,000, 1M, 20M, 200M) next to the periods in the dropdown for those not familiar with it. 2. Can you simulate the…
vadym909 on HN
Questions
Does the model show rivers or ocean depths and mountain heights?
From 2 comments
As a child I was fascinated by the idea that the cliffs of Moher (https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/about-the-cliffs/geology/) stood at the mouth of a massive ancient river but I've…
derriz on HNIs there data telling how deep the oceans and tall the mountains were during those eras?
dewiz on HN
Does address entry do anything?
From 1 comment
Is it supposed to do something when I enter an address?
geuis on HN
Alternatives named
PaleoBioDB navigator
From 1 comment
You can download the rectangular maps from this page: https://www.earthbyte.org/paleomap-paleoatlas-for-gplates/ There are about 90 maps for different time periods, many more…
typpo on HN
Paleomap atlas maps from EarthByte
From 1 comment
You can download the rectangular maps from this page: https://www.earthbyte.org/paleomap-paleoatlas-for-gplates/ There are about 90 maps for different time periods, many more…
typpo on HN