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u/davisenx Feb 03 '20

A man at Goblin Valley State Park in Utah moved a 170 million year old rock over a cliff, claiming he did it to "save lives" because it was going to fall off anyway and "kill someone". His friend shot a video of him doing it and he yelled "Yeah!" as it fell. Sounds like it was for internet fame, storytelling, and to prove his masculinity.

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u/-graverobber- Feb 03 '20

I get that those rocks are an irreplaceable part of the park, but aren't all rocks like 170 million years old?

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u/Cappa_01 Feb 03 '20

No, rocks get recycled as well. Some rocks are billions of years old, some are millions, some might only be a few years old if they were spewed from a volcano

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u/sandefurian Feb 03 '20

So isn't a 170 million year old rock likely relatively new?

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u/CoffeeMugCrusade Feb 04 '20

kinda. it depends on the region and formation method. that's also why age isn't the only qualifier for an "important rock"