Continental drift Continental drift Continental drift is the theory that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed. The speculation that continents might have 'drifted' was first put forward by Abraham Ortelius in 1596. The concept was independently and more fully developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912, but his theory was rejected by many for lack of any motive mechanism. Arthur Holmes later proposed mantle convection for that mechanism. The idea of continental drift has since been subsumed by the theory of plate tectonics, which explains that the continents
Drift (Transformers) Drift (Transformers) Drift is the name of three different fictional characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise. For trademark reasons, toys related to the character are marketed under the name Autobot Drift. He was a former Decepticon under the name Deadlock. Drift is the name of the Mini-Con Dirt Boss in the Japanese version of "". According to his bio, Drift once served Megatron under the name Deadlock and was one of the most-feared warriors on Cybertron. Then one day, he looked back at the horrors he had inflicted upon his foes. Since then, he has dedicated his life to