Coral grows on an average of 1 cm per year. Now the location we are now talking about is well above water, say about 100 feet.

Therefore, for a YEC model, that means this land was flooded only during the global flood, or about 100+ days. Are you suggesting that the 30 feet of coral grew in 100+ days. Heck, lets say the coral formed in one year. That means the 30 feet, or 914 cm of coral grew in a year. So the rate changed nearly 1000 fold?

"Experiments that my graduate students and I have conducted indicate that one can, at least temporarily, nearly double the rate of coral growth by raising the temperature 5ºC or by increasing the carbonate ion content of seawater. What relationship this might have to past rates of coral reef growth remains to be investigated. Nevertheless a number of facts indicate that coral reef growth rates may be much faster than some of the slower estimates reported in the literature. Our present knowledge does not preclude rapid rates of development; some factors definitely facilitate it."

http://www.grisda.org/origins/06088.htm

Two fold increase, not 1000 fold. And this is ignoring the factors a flood would have on very fragile coral.

Then we have the issue of fossilization.

• Rich, come on your not falling for that are you? - emperor__alikar - July 13, 2002 - 21:28 UTC
  • Okay - stormcrow - July 14, 2002 - 02:01 UTC
  • That doesn't hold water - richard - July 14, 2002 - 18:02 UTC