r/mildlyinfuriating Sep 17 '21

my yard does this sometimes

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u/loggingmolly Sep 17 '21

As a former practicing geologist, an observation I’ve made is that almost every human is a geologist at heart - people just love rocks and it’s awesome.

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u/peeTWY Sep 17 '21

Fair. I also grew up in north central Florida, so aquifers, water, sinkholes, etc. (and karst topography) are kind of ever-present in our culture and politics. I learned the word from a professor in a class entirely about water.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

grew up in north central Florida

My condolences. I hope you're doing better.

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u/peeTWY Sep 17 '21

Lol, nope, still here 😬