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[-] ryan@the.coolest.zone 57 points 10 months ago

Devil's Tower is apparently not even a volcano according to science, but "but was injected between sedimentary rock layers and cooled underground. The characteristic furrowed columns are the result of contraction which occurred during the cooling of the magma." source

Anyway, science can be wrong, assume everything is a volcano until proven otherwise. Devil's Tower? Volcano. The hill outside your house? Volcano. Your dog? Believe it or not, volcano.

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 14 points 10 months ago

I know how it was formed; injection and then the surrounding landscape eroded away, but it's a good shitpost

[-] ryan@the.coolest.zone 16 points 10 months ago

Oh, you "know", eh? Sounds like we got a scientist over here, boys! Let's get him!

(But seriously: I added that bit because I went and looked it up myself based on your post, and I thought it was interesting and other readers might also find it neat. One of those TIL things.)

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Lmao that usually how it goes when I talk sciencey online. My background is in soils and surficial geology; though the latter is only though the lens of soil formation.

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I'm no geologist, but wouldn't this "injection" still be a form of volcanic activity?

Forgive me if this is common knowledge and there is a well known geological definition of "volcanic activity" that excludes this process; I'm just a lowly chemist.

[-] ignotum@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

It's produced by volcanic activity, but that doesn't make it a vulcano

A rounded rock is made by a flowing river, but that doesn't make the rock a river

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

It's produced by volcanic activity, but that doesn't make it a vulcano

The original meme just says "volcanic activity," which is what I was referring to. I get that it's not a volcano. I was just asking if injection is considered a form of volcanic activity.

A rounded rock is made by a flowing river, but that doesn't make the rock a river

I get that this is the Internet, but there no need to be a condescending prick.

[-] ignotum@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

No need to jump to conclusions either, it was not my intention to be rude it was just the best analogy i could come up with

The root comment (not post) was talking about vulcanoes and assuming everything is a vulcano

Devil's Tower is apparently not even a volcano according to science [...] assume everything is a vulcano until proven otherwise [...]

And so i thought that you were defending that idea, i was obviously mistaken

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Fair enough, friend

[-] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Ahh volcanoes the most dangerous kind of canoes

[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

They were originally called “full canoes”! Source: am not a historian

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I can show you my volcano if you want

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