I’m that nerd. Structure like this comes from the soil containing 2:1 clays - clay is made of sheet like chains of silicone and oxygen

Depending on its structure, two sheets can bind together imperfectly, leaving a gap in the middle. Water gets in the gap and forces the sheets to expand (and contract when it dries out). Over decades to centuries you get structure forming. You get prismatic structure because hexagons are the most efficient shape in nature, so shear planes form when clays smush against themselves - it’s the same mechanic with basalt columns, but there is volcanism driving it

Turd turd turd turd is the word

Fun fact, the original word for bear has been lost because people refused to mention them directly - like Voldemort

Bison bison bison

Or pica hudsonica

What do you mean? Why is it prismatic and blocky shaped?

My apologies - I thought you were being persnickety - plenty of those people on the internet

Canadian spelling, you hoser.

My mental health is pretty good not bad

It’s nice of the emperor to give each one a wrist watch

Bluth: there’s always money to bomb Afghanistan, Michael

That’s like $10k right there

I thought this was a shitpost. I want my money back

Who is RL Mac? My half assed guess would be from always sunny but I’m fucking clueless

Don’t ask me, I didn’t have one for 10 years

“fucking RUDE”

Marie Curie - the mother of modern science

The village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont has left the chat

Fuck me, I forgot the link. It is been a long day.

Added it to the post. Worth a read.

Winnipeg is a barrier for development. No one wants to be there.

E: lmao. Downvote me, but I lived there for 3 years, and have family there. I like to rag on the city lol.

This guy belongs to the family Sminthuridae.

I used to count mites and collembola under a scope all summer. Talk about tedious.

Frank Ashwood has some great photos like this one on Instagram and he’s worth the follow