How Tall Can Mountains Get?

The Himalayas are well known for containing the highest elevations on Earth, but can they get higher or is there something putting a stop to their lofty pursuits? Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/Chap3-Plate-Margins/Convergent/Continental-Collision https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/356/chapter/3796610/some-simple-physical-aspects-of-the-support http://gis.ess.washington.edu/grg/publications/pdfs/QR2006_Mitchell.pdf https://geology.com/records/highest-mountain-in-the-world.shtml https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/atlas/olympus-mons.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26736992_Glacial_effects_limiting_mountain_height ---------- Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Continental-continental_destructive_plate_boundary.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Himalayas_landsat_7.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olympus_Mons_PIA02806.jpg