Kinetic energy of Himalayan plate

[Keith_McClary]

In this video (2:30 to 4:00) you can see the Indian continental plate zipping across the Indian Ocean and smashing into Eurasia, raising the Himalayas.
Estimate its kinetic energy.

 

[Borek]

Go ahead. It is a nice problem and it will be interesting to see what assumptions you make.

 

[Keith_McClary]

It's about the energy you get from eating a small candy.