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One of the first things they teach you is to NEVER play with the geology toy over a mantle hotspot.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3296/
this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2026
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Two things that are humbling once you know what you're looking at. One is all the stars in a very dark sky area. Two is any place where you can see the layers and layers of geologic history in the rock formations.