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They got two things right: Science can be wrong sometimes. And you should Google petrified wood (it’s really pretty).
I did, and it is.
I’m getting xkcd vibes from this comment.
This is not where i parked my boat
Devil’s Tower is apparently not even a volcano according to science, but “but was injected between sedimentary rock layers and cooled underground. The characteristic furrowed columns are the result of contraction which occurred during the cooling of the magma.” source
Anyway, science can be wrong, assume everything is a volcano until proven otherwise. Devil’s Tower? Volcano. The hill outside your house? Volcano. Your dog? Believe it or not, volcano.
I know how it was formed; injection and then the surrounding landscape eroded away, but it’s a good shitpost
Oh, you “know”, eh? Sounds like we got a scientist over here, boys! Let’s get him!
(But seriously: I added that bit because I went and looked it up myself based on your post, and I thought it was interesting and other readers might also find it neat. One of those TIL things.)
Lmao that usually how it goes when I talk sciencey online. My background is in soils and surficial geology; though the latter is only though the lens of soil formation.
I’m no geologist, but wouldn’t this “injection” still be a form of volcanic activity?
Forgive me if this is common knowledge and there is a well known geological definition of “volcanic activity” that excludes this process; I’m just a lowly chemist.
It’s produced by volcanic activity, but that doesn’t make it a vulcano
A rounded rock is made by a flowing river, but that doesn’t make the rock a river
It’s produced by volcanic activity, but that doesn’t make it a vulcano
The original meme just says “volcanic activity,” which is what I was referring to. I get that it’s not a volcano. I was just asking if injection is considered a form of volcanic activity.
A rounded rock is made by a flowing river, but that doesn’t make the rock a river
I get that this is the Internet, but there no need to be a condescending prick.
No need to jump to conclusions either, it was not my intention to be rude it was just the best analogy i could come up with
The root comment (not post) was talking about vulcanoes and assuming everything is a vulcano
Devil’s Tower is apparently not even a volcano according to science […] assume everything is a vulcano until proven otherwise […]
And so i thought that you were defending that idea, i was obviously mistaken
Fair enough, friend
Ahh volcanoes the most dangerous kind of canoes
They were originally called “full canoes”! Source: am not a historian
I can show you my volcano if you want
i wanna go to prairie dog town
I’m prarire dogging right now
You drive past it on the way to Devil’s Tower. If you’ve never seen a prairie dog before, you’ll absolutely love it
Ok, what if I have seen a prairie dog and think they are one of the cutest animals around?
You’ll definitely get a kick out of it, but the reason it’s called prairie dog town is because it’s just plain natural habitat for the adorable little things. You can get a bit more info about prairie dogs at the devil’s tower visitor center
Lol what? I will get more info about Prairie Dogs at Devils Tower then I will out of “prairie dog town”?!?
Yep lol it’s all part of the same national park!
Imagine the size of that chainsaw!
We have documented accounts of Paul Bunyan!
I do love these conspiracies because of how they evolve over time. I’m waiting for one of them to start talking about how the ancient human giants had giant iPads that they used to order the giant chainsaws.
Fun. I kind of wish this was the world tree.
that’s at the north pole. check out what Black Rock really is
laughs in Laman’s Folly
I crave mashed potatoes now.
Richard Dreyfuss is Thade780
Used to be the erdtree
Isn’t that the venue for some fancy light shows?
Yes! I get your joke but I stayed at the visitor center campground once on a cross country motorcycle trip. Of course they show Close Encounters. It was a deliciously trashy setup with a canvas screen strung between trees and an old modified trinitron as a projector.
Ooh I love that!
We can safely eliminate the possibility of petrified wood because there is nothing scary in the immediate vicinity.
I wood love to live in a world with yes this big! Sadly we don’t.
