Because of the great weight pressing down on them, these layers tend to fold downward at weak spots, and this finally causes an actual break in the crust.
由于巨大的重量向下压岩层,使它趋于在它的薄弱处向下折叠,这最终导致地壳的实质断裂。
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For humans to distribute their weight widely enough to not break the water's surface tension, each shoe would have to be several times larger than a football field, Lauga explained.