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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago

One day they started painting little numbers on each of the sides and now I’m very financially irresponsible.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I loved those polished rocks! I can't remember why exactly anymore but they seemed like the coolest thing in the world lol

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

Because shiny

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Omfg this is literally how I ended up a geologist! Are you spying on me?!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Geology rocks!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I just wanted to stick them in my mouth for some reason. They look delicious.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Never seen that before, but it was completely perfect.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, this may have been why had a tumbler most of my young life.

WILL IT TUMBLE?

Maybe, let's find out in two weeks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I'm about 2 rock tumbling videos away from going" screw it, I don't need the money, let's tumble some rocks!".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As a kid i used to collect rocks, stand in my front yard and yell rocks for sale…. Basically i think it’s evidence I’m slow

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Woah, it's so nice to meet you inventor of the pet rock. Free range rocks are so hard to come by

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I was more of one of those kids who liked the rocks found by the playground at school more than the ones you had to purchase. Those purchasable rocks weren't as cool to me or my friend in either 3rd or 4th grade.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Dude, i totally relate to this lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

"BAG MUST CLOSE"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Maybe this is the purist in me, but I like seeing rocks as they naturally form, leme see dat crystal habit, I want to see some fracture points and don't forget the cleavage ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)