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Do you have what it takes to become a geologist?

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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • Dave2@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Reminded me of the high geologist post So here it is

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    • AmbientChaos@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s a very high quality post, I appreciate you sharing it

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    • GiveMemes@jlai.lu ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I like this thread/comic but I’m legitimately confused by ‘ace rights’ did we start forcing people to fuck or something? I hadn’t noticed lol

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      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think its because the purple lighting looks a bit like the ace flag

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      • Bytemeister@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Did you miss the whole “childless cat ladies” thing the GOP has been doing lately?

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      • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think its missing a comma, cause its common for shaggy phrases to end with “right scoob?”

        I thought the same thing you did at first though.

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    • Jimbo@yiffit.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      All hail ace centaur

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  • grue@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In order for licking the rocks to help on the test, he must have already tasted them before.

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  • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Plot twist: Wasn’t a Geology major, there was no test.

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    • MehBlah@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

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    • And009@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      yes please, hold it right there

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  • DudeDudenson@lemmings.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are you telling me they put them in front of actual rocks and let them lick them in finals?

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    • mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Im sure it’s required. I got a geology buddy and he said this is pretty normal for identification of rocks. So I bet its a required skill to tell spicy rocks from rocky rocks.

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      • Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Geology degree here - you identify some rocks by licking them. Licking most rocks will give you no information. But in a final, honestly, nobody would bat an eye if you licked all of them, just in case.

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      • lowleveldata@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Fact

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      • morbidcactus@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Was a thing when I took geo in first year, rock test (and the professor) was kinda a legend within engineering.

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      • Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        "Well yes it looks like a rock, but it tastes like a metal

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    • Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes. I have a geology degree. How else am I supposed to distinguish apatite from halite. I’ve licked many rocks. Mineralogy, petrology, and sedemenary Rocks and fossils all had finals that involved having 50 rocks in front of you to identify

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  • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A skilled geologist recognizes the rocks they can safely lick. Licking every rock is just stupid. Imagine licking asbest.

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    • accideath@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I believe licking asbestos is fairly unproblematic. You just really shouldn’t breathe in asbestos dust.

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      • InputZero@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Asbestos definitely causes inflammation when tissues are exposed to it, I wouldn’t recommend that anyone lick asbestos. One exposure wouldn’t do much. That said I’m pretty sure the act of picking asbestos up and bringing it to your face and breathing it in would be the most dangerous part of that.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      YOU DON’T GET TO TELL ME WHAT ROCKS I CAN LICK! YOU’RE NOT MY FATHER!

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    • Worx@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I always lick asbest. I’m the best licker there is

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  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I knew someone who went to his german language classes on LSD and I couldn’t think of a worse clsss to do that in.

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  • exothermic@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I couldn’t do it, I’d be worried everyone could tell I was high. Tbf tho, no one called him out for licking rocks… sooooo idk. I’d just hate to be remembered as the rock licking guy

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    • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Accepted behavior among geologists

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      • geogle@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I concur

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      • mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I took a geology course in college. The raw giddiness the professor hit on seeing a very bland gray rock still makes me laugh thinking about it. Dude was starstruck by a large grey lump. I think he would have gladly licked the rock if he thought no one was looking.

        I 100% believe the above.

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    • P00ptart@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I once gave a speech on butterflies while stoned off my ass. Got really, REALLY fucking stoned, with a buddy cause I was pretty sure I didn’t have to go to that class that day. Checked the syllabus and turns out I had to go. We picked the subject of other people’s speech, and gave a 3 minute “speech” on butterflies, which I mostly just modified Mitch hedberg jokes to fit butterflies. Got the class laughing and got an A. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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      • jagungal@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mitch Hedberg jokes while high is a pretty smart move. Either that or you’re the only person who finds them funny and end up looking like an idiot.

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      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        My only experience being high was I met up with some friends where schedules only aligned for the one evening, and I had 2 conflicting goals: try some THC and play with some servers with the other computer nerd in the group. Trying to remember the commands and workarounds for weird hardware+distro compatibility quirks while my brain was soup was quite an experience!

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  • Mango@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Image

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  • MadBob@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ha, unearthed.

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  • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “That’s how I got the nickname ‘the Doc Ellis of geology’”

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    • user1234@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I was going to comment that Doc Ellis would be proud.

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  • scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You think you’ve got the stones to become a geologist?

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  • HaveYouPaidYourDues@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Definitely read this as his test was about lsd, was mighty confused until i scrolled back up and read it 3 more times

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  • vala@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The hoody part adds validity to this story IMO

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  • plactagonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Red dwarf learning drugs are real!

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  • HawlSera@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As someone who does LSD whenever she can (Which is… sadly not as often as you’d think)

    This doesn’t surprise me

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  • neuroneiro@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Doc Ellis threw a no hitter on LSD in 1970.

    youtu.be/JuAJ9aHlfM0

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  • underwire212@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    ITT: people who have clearly never done acid pretending they’ve done acid.

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  • Pistcow@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Typical Geology major.

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