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Ben Wehrman
Who's been down the ancient trees rabbit hole? I've only skimmed it, would love documentary recommendations. (TLDR for those who don't know: these giant rock formations scattered all over the world are in fact not rocks at all, but MASSIVE ancient trees that were cut down by giants, and became petrified)
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Devil Tower, Wyoming
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Wide Crayfish
Please don't waste time on that. This is so obviously geological. > Devils tower is composed of igneous rock, specifically a phonolite porphyry, which was intruded about 40.5 million years ago. As the magma cooled, it formed hexagonal columns, some up to 20 feet wide and 600 feet tall.
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Ben Wehrman
Hexagons form in biological systems, not geological ones
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Wide Crayfish
You should visit Giant's Causeway.
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Wide Crayfish
Hexagon rocks, also known as basalt columns, are natural geological formations that occur when lava cools and contracts. These formations are typically found in areas where ancient volcanic activity has taken place. The cooling process causes the lava to crack into long, geometric columns, most... show more
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Wide Crayfish
Petrified wood is mostly silica, and basalt is low in silica and rich in iron, magnesium, and calcium. The rocks are different.
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Wide Crayfish
Did I save you time, Ben?
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Annoyed Loon
I love that you are exploring these, but I feel like you make statements like this with too much confidence. How can we know _anything_ so certain until the market is truly free? (except for sucessful self experiments like carnivore and the basechain)