Nasa admits it was wrong about ‘Nazi dwarf planet’ Ultima Thule.

Yeah that's right - just yell 'strawman' and run away.[/QUOTE]

It is you that is running to catch up because you really don't understand ANY of the concepts being discussed in this forum.

You began this thread by TROLLING yet another of your asinine NASA Conspiracies and now you are trying to save face but instead falling on it since EVERYTHING to do with science is beyond your grasp.

 

If you can, then it's rather unusual limestone or you're superhumanly strong.

Limestone is a pretty soft rock in geological terms, it's Mohs scale rating is 3, but it's still strong enough to be used architecturally. Are you sure you weren't thinking of sandstone ?

 

I did answer your question.

Depending on both the type of rock and/or the physical conditions (temperature and pressure) rock can behave in all kinds of ways.

I can certainly whack one rock with another without either or both disintegrating.

 

Yes, I was.

 

I don't know how it got around to disintegration because I originally referred to the nonsense about it being 'flattened like a pan-cake' - although I suppose it was a natural enough progression.

 

Only if you have no subject matter knowledge.

 

I know the difference between brittle and malleable though!

 

Because you specifically used the word in the post below and I wanted to make sure that I addressed your question.

You repeatedly accuse me of using weasel words and/or of failing to answer your question. I try not to do either of those (though being human I'm fallible) and so here we are talking about whether rocks can be flattened without disintegration.

 

Go ahead and explain how that applies to the forces acting upon rocks in space.

 

That's all on metro.co.uk, I'd say.

Incidentally, I didn't see any ads. I have the good sense to block them.

 

I'm sure that dismays all those advertisers - that you don't see those expensive adverts for their wares and services. But they probably console themselves in the knowledge that for every one individual like you who blocks them, there are ten thousand others who don't have your 'good sense'?