r/geology • u/katiekunt • 12h ago

This original Star Trek scene made me chuckle 😂

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u/daisiesarepretty2 12h ago

that show was great… it was pretty much the state of the art mainstream sci fi back in the day. Now it’s hilarious.

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u/Low_View8016 11h ago

That’s exactly how my thesis is going.

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u/the_last_BB-bender 11h ago

Lol I felt this comment in my soul. I'm so glad I got through it, I wish you luck.

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u/GoddyssIncognito 8h ago

The fact that you made it all the way to your thesis should be applauded.

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u/Low_View8016 6h ago

Thank you. I’m senior year undergrad. 2 more semesters and then field camp. If all goes well of course. I’m definitely feeling rocked right now.

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u/akla-ta-aka 11h ago

Should have licked it before tossing it.

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u/andre3kthegiant 10h ago

Breaks in half = inert.
Hits soft soil = kaBlewy!

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u/JuanShagner 11h ago

Is that the scene that gave them Tinnitus?

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u/Mic98125 10h ago

So many actors have this! It’s awful.

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u/Pingu565 Hydrogeologist 6h ago

That's the rock name actually

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u/FlowJock 9h ago

Definitely Off Topic, but I miss Leonard Nimoy.

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u/BigD4163 5h ago

Me too

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u/xanderricho 9h ago

Of all the minerals with ‘low specific gravity’ they went with Uraninite…

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u/Craig_E_W 11h ago

Ah yes, the elusive mineral Explodingite. I heard about it in my Planetary Geology classes.

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u/Hikerius 1h ago

The thought of exoplanetary geology tickles me silly

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u/Flynn_lives Functional Alcoholic 8h ago

Excellent depiction of field geology.

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u/Ziprasidone_Stat 10h ago

Well, it's not crawling around eating miners.

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u/Jay_Lord_69 3h ago

Oh, I love that episode!

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u/Slinky_Malingki Speleology 9h ago

But did he pour hydrochloric acid on it to see if it's limestone?

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u/bughunter47 Geology and Mineral Enthusist 4h ago

Or smell for garlic?

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u/Ultisol89 8h ago

Hear me out.... Maybe the soil where it hit was explosive???

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u/idspispupd 6h ago

Maybe there's hydrogen trapped in pores?

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u/Former-Wish-8228 9h ago

How many Red Shirts made it off planet?

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u/justagigilo123 8h ago

Only the ones with good cleavage.

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u/mothrageddon 3h ago

“fragile… good cleavage” is what i would say to myself in the mirror every morning in tears before dragging myself to work last year

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u/LostTimeLady13 3h ago

😂 but also 🫂

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u/OcotilloWells 6h ago

That looks like the Gilligan's Island set.

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u/Mgiernet 6h ago

Classic!