Reply #23: thank you db- very intelligent post

[better2know]

I have no problem with what you are saying,
and I truly appreciate your trying to dig into the new obviously murky
way I have presented.

I included the term "orbital mechanics" in the original post, because, once again, I am interested in exploring global effects of the weight shift, not the points specifically under the glaciers or over the equator.

As the weight shifts from the north to the towards the poles, that's enormous weight shifting it's position on the planets surface. Going from a point far north enough to freeze water year-around, to a point on the planet that should now average half the distance from the poles to equators.

Or hundreds of thousand cubic miles of water shifting their position by a couple thousand miles should have somekind of impact, and where we are concerned this impact could sway the balance of fault-lines throughout the planet.

Considering we are living on the relatively thin crust on a plastic planet

DB-thank you for your interest, and the moderation of your tone

-I must admit also that my solutions to the problems, could make me sound a little nutty. But if you work through them...who knows?

best wishes