I had a thought. I'm not the best at putting what I understand mentally into words to get my point across. So if you guys can follow I will give an analogy. The dual poles drifting apart...is nearing tipping point. The poles acting against each other. The earth as two halves. Imagine having a bowl on the palm of each hand. Put the rim of the bowls together to form a sphere. One pole acts mainly on the lefthand bowl. The other on the right. Now imagine the ring of fire being where the rims meet. With what I understand wouldn't the effects be like twisting the bowls in opposite directions? Are the giant cracks that are forming evidence of torque or expansion?