And while all the rapid plate movement was going on the trees were quietly producing annual rings and Lake Suigetsu was producing tens of thousands of layers.
Man you walked right into that one.
The wind caused by the rapid plate movement caused the trees have more growth rings and caused ripples on Lake Suigetsu that produced extra varves. And we all know that wind causes radioactive decay to speed up, too.
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