• ryan@the.coolest.zone
    561·
    11 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.netOPEnglish
      141·
      11 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
        14·
        11 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.netOPEnglish
          7·
          11 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.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 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
          23·
          11 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.worldEnglish
            3·
            11 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
              3·
              11 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

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
      6·
      11 months ago

      You drive past it on the way to Devil’s Tower. If you’ve never seen a prairie dog before, you’ll absolutely love it

        • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
          7·
          11 months ago

          You’ll definitely get a kick out of it, but the reason it’s called prairie dog town is because it’s just plain natural habitat for the adorable little things. You can get a bit more info about prairie dogs at the devil’s tower visitor center

    • IndiBrony@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      I do love these conspiracies because of how they evolve over time. I’m waiting for one of them to start talking about how the ancient human giants had giant iPads that they used to order the giant chainsaws.

    • meyotch@slrpnk.net
      3·
      11 months ago

      Yes! I get your joke but I stayed at the visitor center campground once on a cross country motorcycle trip. Of course they show Close Encounters. It was a deliciously trashy setup with a canvas screen strung between trees and an old modified trinitron as a projector.