OceansRust
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#rocks #awesome #water #mildly_interesting
Jul 14, 2025 12:50 AM
OceansRust
208498
945
27
#rocks #awesome #water #mildly_interesting
20MB13
we are not who we are
X Files S1 E8(?) Ice.
PoopSammich
the content itself is cool. But fuck me, I absolutely hate that AI voice
TheFastpaws
I'm going to drink it.
dingybasement350
Shit's so fucked now that if I found one of these I'd just try the water to see what happens.
codenamezjames
You want zombies cuz that's how you get zombies
rotinaj
blackmasknoir9
Now drink it.
BanishedBook
moaihead
I have one of these. I am not that thirsty..
discostewsm
Exquisitine
What the fuck is this from lol
jonalexassblast
Doctor Who
jonalexassblast
Specifically the episode The Waters of Mars.
film888master9
I’m ready! Let’s get this over with
robingal1
Lick it
Beezebubbles
Does being free of microplastics increase their value?
nation543
They say that there's a huge and absolutely giant aquifer under Australia but the problem is that all of the water is contained within rock, so they would have an absolute hell of a time accessing it.
L4dead2
NihilRoot
I'll take "scifi troupes for $500, Alex."
Pizzeption
Love the rock water. Hate the AI voice.
Antininny
and the air is chopped liver?
HeraldofOmega
yes.
SonOfScubaSam
That's a rock egg, and I won't be convinced otherwise. Return that to its mother immediately!
TektronixTDS360
I got news for you, most water is ancient.
EndocrineResearcher
Yes and no. The bonds between oxygen and hydrogen in water molecules are constantly being broken during photosynthesis (making oxygen and carbohydrates) and new water is being formed from respiration (making water and carbon dioxide). The individual atoms exist, but they're being broken apart and reshuffled constantly.
Also, this water contains dissolved gasses and minerals that are unique and a reflection of the past. It's not simply about the actual water molecules.
genericanamoly
I am somewhat confused as to why you are downvoted.
Hashbrown123
Everybody has drank Dino pee.
SolidAqua
You're not my supervisor!
catdrchris
And a LOT of scam enhydros on eBay. I have a couple (grrr).
AlysObv
Probably no micro plastics in there.
ProudAussie
Not just trapped water, also trapped gas.
Minterfresh
I wanna crack open an old one with the boys
ps238principal
YOU FIND GROG'S LEVEL! NOW HELP FIND TAPE MEASURE AND 10 MM SOCKET!
onecowboytoo
Grog predates metric. He is missing his 1/2 inch socket.
ramblingsofanemptymind
No grog is a barbarian and even they're clever enough to use metric over imperial
spookymormonhelldream
CanadianFurr
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Punkrockpearl
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svga
I so thought you were talking about Gharbad the Weak quest
januskincaid
That just brought back my entire childhood. All at once... I might have to bill you for therapy lol
OceansRust
Monkey wrench
NeoDarkElf
One man's monkey wench is another man's side hoe
SmoeAhsolse
SmoeAhsolse
This does feel a little 'forwards from grandpa', but it was right here and perfect.
Charliemac55
Virtually all water is ancient
ballsoutflyer
An extreme oversimplification. There's just not enough space to list all the processes here, but suffice to say, practically all the water today has been broken down and reformed almost an infinite number of times. One such example: Electrolysis. Once you combine the hydrogen and oxygen products by combustion, you now have new water.
SirDaemos
Yes, but lakes, rivers, seas, oceans are part of the present ecosystem. These little guys are time capsules.
vmos
yeah, but this is a contiguouse chunk of ancient water. But also, some water gets metabolised into oxygen and bonded to other stuff and some other stuff breaks down into water, so at some point, none of the water on earth will be the original water. I wonder if that's already happened or if we're billions of years away from it
eggmuffin
A long time. H2O is a very, very stable molecule.
Every glass of water you will ever drink will contain water molecules that have passed through the bladder of a Stegosaurus.
Deshalope
Damn that Stegosaurus had a drinking problem.
eggmuffin
There's just that many more molecules of water in a glass of water than there are glasses of water in the ocean.
ouroborus777
I know at least one of y'all cracked one open and drank it. What's it taste like?
BlueDsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzh7AC3btrc
TheGreatSynan
Mineral water, probably.
electrobug85
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=what+does+water+trapped+inside+of+ancient+rocks+taste+like%3F
OceansRust
From anecdotal evidence, a hospital visit.
EveryUsernameIsTaken4
There has to be some interesting science to do with these things, right. That's really ancient air and water
BishlamekGurpgork
CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!
Estitabarnak
Among them being captured noble gases which can be used to reconstruct ancient atmospheres (in different rocks) or to learn about gases inside the planet which help us understand planetary formation. But we normally do this in tiny inclusions, not these chonkers.
OhIfIMust
Yep! They take small samples and, well, see what's in there!
MediaBlitz
They're filled with dihydrogen monoxide. Known to be poisonous to humans at high levels and can be very deadly if ingested incorrectly.
Allusernamesaretakensoichoosethis
Yes, and every person who has come in contact with it has been known to have died, or will die...
AShartInTheWind
I hear that all serial murderers have consumed it at some point in their life.
kamikazehindenburg
They used them to prove that brownian motion was due to particle movement as opposed to microscopic organisms. Which proved the existence of atoms.
lostlittletimeonthis
Sounds interesting, got any more details on that?
itwasababyox
So what, I prove a brownian motion every morning
butcherfan0301
Yup, similar to using ice core samples but can be much much older
earthjerk
Yes exactly. It's Precambrian in age and is being examined for evidence of ancient microbial life. This is helpful information in the investigations for similar evidence on Mars. Here's the link for the paper published in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12127 and for a more layman friendly article here this: Water Trapped For 1.5 Billion Years Could Hold Ancient Life https://www.npr.org/2013/05/16/183950854/water-trapped-for-1-5-billion-years-could-hold-ancient-life
PapaSez
Do you want a zombie apocalypse? Because that's how you get a zo,bie apocalypse.
CaptainWARLORD
Kinda, yeah.
VaultGirl69
At least this bullshit would finally be over with. Bring it. I'm exhausted from being constantly disappointed, bored, and worried all at the same time.
Shawnofavitch
Live up to your username, you'll be fine?
heinousanus
I know it's a joke but what's interesting is I read that for the most part, outside of bacteria and just standard non-potable water, any virus type things are more than likely things we've built up immunities over the years. Like if a human came to modern times from 1800, old viruses tend to be less advanced and could be easier for our bodies to detect because they share genetics with 100k variants we have today. Then again that was just a thought/theory and not a recommendation in any way.
TheBlueMuppet
That's the problem with time travel. Travel forward, and the germs could kill you. Travel backward, and your germs could kill *everyone*.
Shawnofavitch
If you could travel in time, wouldn't the advances allow you to do it without bacteria?
TheBlueMuppet
Turns out that good bacteria and bad bacteria are all over you at all times, and going bacteria-free means you just lost your gut fauna and you're going to make quite the impression when you crap yourself to death in your new time period.
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
I would like to drink this water. To taste the past. To taste the earth unfettered by man.
ThrowAwayAcct0000
Fuck no! That's how you die, man.
custardandfishfingers24
To release super germs upon the earth....
aguacatedeldiablo
Shit, arsenic.
TheWinterBagel
This is literally how monster movies start.
CreatureFromtheBlackLegume
Mineral water 🌊
IslaNublar
Many years ago I saw a short documentary video about scientists who were doing core samples from (at the time) one of the deepest drills ever done and they hit a pocket of water. I don't remember how old they said the pocket of water was, but due to where it was found it was likely some of the first water ever formed on Earth. They were asked if they tasted it and they were like oh no, we couldn't do that. It wouldn't be appropriate. It would be unscientific. Then, quietly, they said...
BlueValentine99
I LIEK CHOCOLATE MILK
IslaNublar
the person who did try it said it was salty as hell.
zanzibarwinds
Guaranteed that water is safer than todays wateran
MediaBlitz
It's prollynot even alkaline.
lawyerly
I did, when I was in highschool. I broke open a geode and it was the best water I’d ever had. P.s., I lived.
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
That soundss lovely and I am a little jealous.
Weirdscenesinsidethegoldmine
Same here
hsalonen3000
I think bacteria/viruses can lie dormant in that water. Then you just get a disease there is no cure to and start another pandemic. No thanks. I wouldn't give you that water.
Livetinydienever
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eggmuffin
Nothing living in that water is going to have a good time inside a body.
99.99999% of microbes will just straight up die inside your body, because they didn't evolve to live in that environment. It is extremely hostile to anything that didn't evolve to handle it.
Itslukus
It's ok, you don't have that clearance... I do though, let's clear the slate.
Mairoa
This is why I can never be given access to this kind of shit.
genericanamoly
*dies*
marquettegoldeneagles
Of dystenary
OhIfIMust
No ragerts
BlackHeartConstructs
A risk we are willing to take
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
I am ready for the consequences of drinking the elder water.