Your fucking around about the licking part right?
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Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 2 years agoYes. I have a geology degree. How else am I supposed to distinguish apatite from halite. I’ve licked many rocks. Mineralogy, petrology, and sedemenary Rocks and fossils all had finals that involved having 50 rocks in front of you to identify
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Geologists identify rocks in the field that way sometimes.
Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Not at all.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Interesting! Makes geology sound more fun for some reason.
DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 2 years ago
Oh wow I’ve never expected that I’m used to university being full academia with no hands on on anything
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 2 years ago
Not hands. Tongue
Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Yeah geology is fun. Lots of hands on stuff, class camping trips out to the field usually once a semester at least. Then there’s field camp which is a couple months in the wilderness mapping outcrops and studying local geology. I think it’s one of the most fun majors you can do, but I’m biased.
IMongoose@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I did Zoology, half my classes had us either identifying dead animals (whole / parts) or dissecting them. One of my tests was identifying the sex, age, and species of waterfowl just by their severed wings. I also did a summer plant class where all we did was walk trails and identify plants.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Best part of college is how hands on your degree courses are, since they’re trying to prepare you for work in the real world