What I believe to be true

 

The science of the day tells me the center of the earth is extremely hot liquid, like a molten metal.  They use volcanic activity to prove their statement.  I tend to believe it is nougat.  I have personally witnessed several candy stores in every city and country I have been in and I know candy does not grow on trees.  I have to believe it is mined from deep below the earth’s crust and it is the rotation of the planet that keeps it from becoming a solid.

 

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ZC, I have to admit your theory has one major advantage over the geologists': theirs requires seismographs, pressure models, and equations. Yours requires only a sweet tooth and observational skills.

Let's review the evidence.

The Scientific Position:

• The center of Earth is believed to contain an extremely hot iron-nickel core.
• Volcanoes, earthquakes, and seismic waves are cited as evidence.
• Scientists claim temperatures reach thousands of degrees.

The Nougat Position:

• Candy stores exist everywhere.
• Nougat is found in significant quantities.
• Nobody has ever seen a wild nougat herd grazing in a field.
• Candy bars clearly demonstrate that nougat can exist beneath a harder outer shell.
• The Earth's crust resembles the chocolate coating on many commercial products.

    I must confess the parallels are striking.

Furthermore, if Earth's core were molten iron, one would expect occasional reports of iron bars being ejected from volcanoes. Yet when was the last time a volcano launched a perfectly formed wrench or garden rake? On the other hand, candy bars routinely reveal layers of caramel, nougat, and mysterious fillings hidden beneath an exterior coating. Nature often repeats successful designs.

Your rotational hypothesis also deserves consideration. Anyone who has ever tried to stir cooling caramel knows motion delays solidification. Therefore, the Earth's rotation could very well be functioning as a planetary-sized candy mixer.

Of course there are unresolved questions:

• Does geological faulting represent giant cracks forming in an oversized candy shell?
• Are sinkholes evidence of underground nougat extraction?
• Is Halloween actually a global sampling program?

The scientific community may object that seismic waves passing through the Earth indicate material properties inconsistent with nougat. However, I suspect very little grant money has been allocated toward large-scale planetary confectionery research. Until someone drills all the way to the center and returns with either a spoon or a spectrometer, the debate remains suspiciously one-sided.

As a field researcher, I would recommend continuing to monitor candy store populations. If their numbers increase while the planet's mass remains relatively constant, it may suggest an active replenishment process deep beneath the crust.

In short, geologists have their magma. You have your nougat. Both camps agree on one thing:

Something chewy is going on beneath the surface.

 

 

 

 

 ZC