‘Is it worth anything?’ ‘I dunno, is the answer to that question worth another $5?’
At the small college I attended, Geology 101 was known as “Rocks for Jocks” because it was the class jocks took to satisfy their science requirement. In one hallway was a big display board with a bunch of labeled rock samples on it. If you memorized all of them well enough to identify them you were almost guaranteed to pass the final. So there were always football jocks standing there studying that board.
kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Better method:
“Look at this cool agate I found!”
Where “agate” is substituted for any obviously incorrect identification.
Geodad@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Here in Kentucky, it’s likely either agate or coal. There isn’t much else.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
this is why kentuckees have such great teeth, lots of coalgate
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You have some ancient opal but very few people find it
Droechai@lemm.ee 3 days ago
I usually go with meteoric iron, that’s specific enough that they want to take a closer look
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
This approach does save $5.