Comment on Have you ever seen coal in real life?

• grue@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There are different types/grades of coal, with anthracite being the hardest and shiniest.

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  • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lignite balls

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    • felbane@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      lmao gottem

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      • Kingofthezyx@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Gneiss!

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  • wurstgulasch3000@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For some reason I expected coal to be round at least in some form

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    • Zozano@lemy.lol ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And the texture, like a dry snowball?

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      • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s like a sooty soapstone.

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      • MrsDoyle@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Not really. It’s like a rock, but you can easily break it up with a hammer.

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