The untold story: 1.) the grade was curved due to everyone’s low numbers
2.) no one wanted to get near the rocks to identify them because there was one weird mofo walking on all fours around the displays, randomly snarling and licking each one
Homeslice identified a few more than everybody else and his grade shot to the moon.
3.) included were 2 previously unidentified specimens, which he also identified, somehow
Oh I know this one!
- profit !!!
Reminded me of the high geologist post
All hail ace centaur
That’s a very high quality post, I appreciate you sharing it
I feel dumb, I don’t get the ace bit. Was it just slang, like he’s cool, and then they swerved it? Or was there something that actually made the commentary think they were asexual in the image? Now I feel dumb and old.
Geode colouring matched Ace Flag colouring.
Ahhh, OK, I see it now, thanks very much.
Are you telling me they put them in front of actual rocks and let them lick them in finals?
Yes. 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
Im sure it’s required. I got a geology buddy and he said this is pretty normal for identification of rocks. So I bet its a required skill to tell spicy rocks from rocky rocks.
"Well yes it looks like a rock, but it tastes like a metal
Was a thing when I took geo in first year, rock test (and the professor) was kinda a legend within engineering.
Fact
Plot twist: Wasn’t a Geology major, there was no test.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s.
Oh hi Wendy did you know this is a crunch Santa Cecilia granite benchtop? crunch crunch
Why does this Venetian Pearl taste like blood?
yes please, hold it right there
In order for licking the rocks to help on the test, he must have already tasted them before.
“That’s how I got the nickname ‘the Doc Ellis of geology’”
I was going to comment that Doc Ellis would be proud.
I couldn’t do it, I’d be worried everyone could tell I was high. Tbf tho, no one called him out for licking rocks… sooooo idk. I’d just hate to be remembered as the rock licking guy
I once gave a speech on butterflies while stoned off my ass. Got really, REALLY fucking stoned, with a buddy cause I was pretty sure I didn’t have to go to that class that day. Checked the syllabus and turns out I had to go. We picked the subject of other people’s speech, and gave a 3 minute “speech” on butterflies, which I mostly just modified Mitch hedberg jokes to fit butterflies. Got the class laughing and got an A. 🤷🏼♂️
Mitch Hedberg jokes while high is a pretty smart move. Either that or you’re the only person who finds them funny and end up looking like an idiot.
Accepted behavior among geologists
I took a geology course in college. The raw giddiness the professor hit on seeing a very bland gray rock still makes me laugh thinking about it. Dude was starstruck by a large grey lump. I’m sure it was a very excellent rock, but I can’t recall now what made it so amazing. Something about glaciers.
I think he would have gladly licked the rock if he thought no one was looking.
I 100% believe the above.
I partied with geologists. Trust me they licked that rock. Totally what they do. I knew one that joked about keeping a few pebbles in his pocket of Gypsum or kaolinite or some other sedentary rock to chew on to make a point about how much he was a geologist.
There is a whole tongue test is to tell if it’s bone or rock anyways. I bet the guy on LSD was to busy high to notice half his classmates were probably licking the rocks sober.
I concur
I knew someone who went to his german language classes on LSD and I couldn’t think of a worse clsss to do that in.
Imagine being perfectly fluent in German, but only when gorked out your damn orb.
So German?
It sounds like something I’d expect of a CIA expirement gone wrong.
Or gone right?
Typical Geology major.
You’re not wrong.
I know, had two Geology majors as college roomates. Dudes would just roll joints and stare at rocks. Well, my primotology roomate would do the same…
Definitely read this as his test was about lsd, was mighty confused until i scrolled back up and read it 3 more times
You think you’ve got the stones to become a geologist?
Red dwarf learning drugs are real!
