• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netOP
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    11 months ago

    I know how it was formed; injection and then the surrounding landscape eroded away, but it’s a good shitpost

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      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.)

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        11 months ago

        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.

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      11 months ago

      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.

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        It’s just the earth prairie doggin. That’s why theres a whole town named for it right next to it.

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        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

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          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.

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            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