Talk:3068: Rock Identification - Revision history

CalibansCreations at 10:41, 10 April 2025

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162.158.167.15 at 02:08, 29 March 2025

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NoriMori at 01:50, 29 March 2025

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172.71.146.79 at 22:00, 28 March 2025

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172.71.146.78 at 21:59, 28 March 2025

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172.71.146.79 at 21:59, 28 March 2025

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Kev at 22:27, 27 March 2025

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172.68.210.176 at 19:30, 27 March 2025

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Dextrous Fred: Minor comment

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Minor comment

162.158.94.240 at 15:45, 27 March 2025

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 Unfortunate missed chance to call this comic a “Geologist Tip” [[Special:Contributions/172.70.176.56|172.70.176.56]] 13:04, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
-Surely the joke is that it only takes $5 to bribe a Geologist.
+Surely the joke is that it only takes $5 to bribe a Geologist.{{unsigned ip|162.158.94.240|15:45, 27 March 2025}}
 :Hey, if you want to pay me $5 to pay attention to you for a minute, I would take the deal.  That's a great hourly rate! Though I guess my perspective might be skewed, since I'm not a professional scientist but just a (somewhat broke) grad student[[User:Dextrous Fred|Dextrous Fred]] ([[User talk:Dextrous Fred|talk]]) 17:38, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

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	"Furthermore, if a rock was wrapped in paper and put in a hole in the ground, the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." Citation needed. In addition to what the previous commenter said, dirt typically can be brushed off of things. [[User:NoriMori\|NoriMori]] ([[User talk:NoriMori\|talk]]) 01:50, 29 March 2025 (UTC)		"Furthermore, if a rock was wrapped in paper and put in a hole in the ground, the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." Citation needed. In addition to what the previous commenter said, dirt typically can be brushed off of things. [[User:NoriMori\|NoriMori]] ([[User talk:NoriMori\|talk]]) 01:50, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
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		+	Ha! I asked this exact (well, paraphrased) question to geologist Eugene Shoemaker during a class field trip to the Grand Canyon. “What kind of rock is this?” He identified it as a carnelian agate, and said I hadn’t found it there unless some tourist had dropped it. Test passed, Professor. I took it back and put it back in my rock collection I’d brought to college with me. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.167.15\|162.158.167.15]] 02:08, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

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	"the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." - technically, as long as 50% or more of the bill is left, it's still legal tender. if it's less than 50% you can [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption ask the US government to exchange it] for intact money. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.79\|172.71.146.79]] 21:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)		"the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." - technically, as long as 50% or more of the bill is left, it's still legal tender. if it's less than 50% you can [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption ask the US government to exchange it] for intact money. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.79\|172.71.146.79]] 21:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
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		+	"Furthermore, if a rock was wrapped in paper and put in a hole in the ground, the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." Citation needed. In addition to what the previous commenter said, dirt typically can be brushed off of things. [[User:NoriMori\|NoriMori]] ([[User talk:NoriMori\|talk]]) 01:50, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Whoever entered "If you're good at something, never do it for free" should be congratulated for doing quality voluntary work [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 22:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC).		Whoever entered "If you're good at something, never do it for free" should be congratulated for doing quality voluntary work [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 22:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC).

−	"the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." - technically, as long as 50% or more of the bill is left, it's still legal tender. if it's less than 50% you can [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption / ask the US government to exchange it] for intact money. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.79\|172.71.146.79]] 21:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)	+	"the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." - technically, as long as 50% or more of the bill is left, it's still legal tender. if it's less than 50% you can [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption ask the US government to exchange it] for intact money. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.79\|172.71.146.79]] 21:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Whoever entered "If you're good at something, never do it for free" should be congratulated for doing quality voluntary work [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 22:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC).		Whoever entered "If you're good at something, never do it for free" should be congratulated for doing quality voluntary work [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 22:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC).

−	"the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." - technically, as long as 50% or more of the bill is left, it's still legal tender. if it's less than 50% you can [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption/ask the US government to exchange it] for intact money. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.79\|172.71.146.79]] 21:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)	+	"the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." - technically, as long as 50% or more of the bill is left, it's still legal tender. if it's less than 50% you can [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption / ask the US government to exchange it] for intact money. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.79\|172.71.146.79]] 21:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Whoever entered "If you're good at something, never do it for free" should be congratulated for doing quality voluntary work [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 22:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC).		Whoever entered "If you're good at something, never do it for free" should be congratulated for doing quality voluntary work [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 22:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC).
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		+	"the $5 bill would be covered with dirt and no longer be usable." - technically, as long as 50% or more of the bill is left, it's still legal tender. if it's less than 50% you can [https://www.bep.gov/services/mutilated-currency-redemption/ask the US government to exchange it] for intact money. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.146.79\|172.71.146.79]] 21:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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	wonder if the comic is referring to the (somewhat popular) whatisthisrock subreddit --172.68.210.176 19:29, 27 March 2025 (UTC)		wonder if the comic is referring to the (somewhat popular) whatisthisrock subreddit --172.68.210.176 19:29, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
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		+	Whoever entered "If you're good at something, never do it for free" should be congratulated for doing quality voluntary work [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 22:27, 27 March 2025 (UTC).

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	Surely the joke is that it only takes $5 to bribe a Geologist.		Surely the joke is that it only takes $5 to bribe a Geologist.
	:Hey, if you want to pay me $5 to pay attention to you for a minute, I would take the deal. That's a great hourly rate! Though I guess my perspective might be skewed, since I'm not a professional scientist but just a (somewhat broke) grad student[[User:Dextrous Fred\|Dextrous Fred]] ([[User talk:Dextrous Fred\|talk]]) 17:38, 27 March 2025 (UTC)		:Hey, if you want to pay me $5 to pay attention to you for a minute, I would take the deal. That's a great hourly rate! Though I guess my perspective might be skewed, since I'm not a professional scientist but just a (somewhat broke) grad student[[User:Dextrous Fred\|Dextrous Fred]] ([[User talk:Dextrous Fred\|talk]]) 17:38, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
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		+	wonder if the comic is referring to the (somewhat popular) whatisthisrock subreddit --172.68.210.176 19:29, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Surely the joke is that it only takes $5 to bribe a Geologist.		Surely the joke is that it only takes $5 to bribe a Geologist.
		+	:Hey, if you want to pay me $5 to pay attention to you for a minute, I would take the deal. That's a great hourly rate! Though I guess my perspective might be skewed, since I'm not a professional scientist but just a (somewhat broke) grad student[[User:Dextrous Fred\|Dextrous Fred]] ([[User talk:Dextrous Fred\|talk]]) 17:38, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Unfortunate missed chance to call this comic a “Geologist Tip” [[Special:Contributions/172.70.176.56\|172.70.176.56]] 13:04, 27 March 2025 (UTC)		Unfortunate missed chance to call this comic a “Geologist Tip” [[Special:Contributions/172.70.176.56\|172.70.176.56]] 13:04, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
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		+	Surely the joke is that it only takes $5 to bribe a Geologist.