trever interview a scientist

wegener interview
me: hello Mr.wegner thanks for being on my show.
wegener: no problem
me: so what is your theory called
wegener: its called continental drift
me: can you explain it
wegener:sure Continental drift is when the continents slowly move across the earths surface
me: was this always what scientist excepted
wegener: no
me: so what was the theory before yours
wegener: before my theory scientists thought thew earth was shrinking and cooling.
me: how does that explain landforms though
wegener: land form were like wrinkles on the earth because they viewed the crust like skin and when it shrank it wrinkled
me when did the scientist finally except your theory.
wegener: around the 1950s
me: when did you first propose this idea
wegner: in 1912
me: why didn't anyone else believe you
wegner: i couldnt demonstrate a mechanism for it.
END INTERVIEW