Alittledistantshiningstar
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Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/nmss60/giant_fossil_crab_exposed_around/ And here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjdER2xAQRg
May 28, 2021 8:39 AM
Alittledistantshiningstar
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Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/nmss60/giant_fossil_crab_exposed_around/ And here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjdER2xAQRg
JustHereToSeeStuff
RobJenkins
kaitoofrose
*Spectrobes intensifies*
UpDownLeft
208 hours at skilled artisan wage (~$25/hr) is $5200. I purchased a crab that size at the grocery for $20 yesterday. Clearly you overpaid.
BaklavaWearingBalaclavaWhilePlayingBalalaikaOnBlackLava
Yeah but theirs is dry aged 12 million years. You can't get that quality for $20
butthurtnevergetsbetter
@onlycrabs
OnlyCrabs
DeDutchDudeDatDoes
12 million years of 'fossilization', 208 hours uncovering. And I had to scroll through the gif, because I couldn't bear the wait any longer.
Larktonguesinadicecup
Crab
merlok13
Crab
splendor2134
PrfctDrk
The audacity
Femail76
This never gets old
Synapsenbrei
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
Extreme dentistry!
Communik8
we need answers!
Rogermooreseyebrow
Will he be ok?
kamosey
That's one way to get crabs.
onepicadayuntilIgorgetsadopted
Wait. Is this real, or did he just carve a crab into the rock? The internet has ruined me.
dingofdong
The massive difference in colour, texture, apparent hardness etc. between the fossil and the surrounding rock didn't clue you in?
missastromccluskey
? me too!
titaniumsnail
It's real. If he was to carve it out at that detail and also get it polished it would not be done this way. He is chipping stone away.
Bullybot
Is it dead???
Shadowarez1337
If this was a lobster the meme woulda been too good haha
fireaza
Does the rock seal in the freshness?
RibbleTPibits
Giant crab? This guy must be huge.
morelikeconsham
I cannot tell the difference between exposing a fossil and just carving it. Like, I believe him when he says that's what is happening, but I
morelikeconsham
wouldn't be able to differentiate between him and sculpter.
mike13815
The huge difference in composition, color, hardness don't make it obvious for you?
morelikeconsham
Damn bro, you must have a great moniter if you can see hardness!
Nippledeepinahorse
Depends what kind of video you're watching ;)
titaniumsnail
The stone the crab is made of is not the same stone as the one around. Fossilisation happens in several ways and one way is that the /1
titaniumsnail
mineral rich water fills the cavity the dead creature leaves behind. Another method is hardening of calcium into limestone, which crab /2
titaniumsnail
shells happen to be made of. /3
TildaTinker
Three fiddy. Best I can do.
IMustGrowUpReally
Any rock contains anything you choose to carve... amiright? /s
missastromccluskey
what??
Wolokos
Seriously though, how does one use an electric tool to expose the fossil without accidentally carving something else? Does the rock chip-
Wolokos
away once you get close to the fossil, and so the tool never actually touches the fossil?
damogen
Also... 208 hours
titaniumsnail
It chips away yes.
WubbaLubbaDubDub11
Good point
BillCornelius
who dares to disturb my slumber
WhatTheWhatTheWhatTheWhat
Get some butter, there's good meat in those claws! May be a little tough but...
AssGrapez
Cool, what was the name of the company again?
mytodoo
So where do you go to revive those kabutos?
Opspin
I swear to god, I just got a piece of the stone in my eye while watching this.
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
How do you know that's inside?
ChevyNova1973
MagicManate
He was there millions of years ago
ghostfacevader
PastaLaPizzaBaby
Its inside every rock
Flapjackal
It'll be in an area known for concretions; rounded blobs that are harder than the surrounding bedrock, formed by fossilising animals.
Flapjackal
It'll also be a LITTLE bit of pot luck, but (especially if you've been on the Jurassic Coast in the UK) you'll find beaches with a super (/)
Flapjackal
high likelihood of concretions w fossils in them. This looks like a particularly nice find though.
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
Thank you, that's actually helpful.
TheHonestPenguin
These are often also a different colour to the host rock (even just slightly different shade helps a lot)
wildebeestsarepeopletoo
When one crab coughs it gives them all away.
wildwestpb
He’s hacking, using a wall hack mod.
BobHubert
X-ray mod probably
HarryPotter918
You can smell it cooking in the rock.
dobroweigh
How do we know he didn't just carved a crab off the stone?
ObscureReferencing
He has experience with crabs
miniatureclassics12
The only telltale sighns he could be looking for was the feet sticking out on the sides, and that you can find those fossils in the area.
ligmabolz
Wow , finally an honest answer on here
miniatureclassics12
It was the same with giant fossil shells in my area, did some construction and knew what I was looking for, and found some giant ones.
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
Thank you, this was actually very helpful.
Lekos
You're supposed to knock on the rock. I might be thinking of a watermelon.
Imakethingsweird
He lured the crab into the stone, back in the day
whatsareddit12
First, he dug a hole and filled it with water. Then, he cracked an egg into the hole, followed by coke and mentos......
kagwapuhan
Ahh playing the long game
Sooner70
You got a better use for a time machine?
EKOasaripple
Is it going to be OK?
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
Now that he's finally free he can get back to his old life
Fifofu
He's better than any of us. No more pain, no more desires.
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
You OK Fifofu?
Fifofu
Not really, but not worse than the average 3rd world job seeker. It was just a play on the Midas+Satyr fabule and song Freed From Desire.
Fifofu
But thanks for reaching. If you could, a like on this prototype would do it. Social media isn't my strength. https://youtu.be/nT85NOHDGzs
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
Can do. One like coming up.
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
Dude that looks amazing. If you posted that video here, then you would def get social media help and exposure. That really looks kick ass.
MatthewJohnsona
Generally the guy who makes the videos finds concretions that have legs poking out to the surface or something.
CrypticalEnvelopement
Also how you do decide where to stop removing rock?
FudgeWeasel
if you mean "how do you know what's crab and what's stone?" the fossil is a different material - look at the colour and texture.
CrypticalEnvelopement
No, I mean why did they stop and not reveal all of the crab
FudgeWeasel
That's party a stylistic choice; they think it looks better. Also stone is holding parts together. it might be too fragile to remove more.
justplainvanilla
EccentricNimoy
*fossilized
NuthinButts
Can a fossil be not dead?
Burnteye
Keith Richards comes to mind
mawqs
Years of 3D printing unfold
tarquinious
mercbrit
I always wondered how they know it’s in there! Rocks all look the same to me!
ChevyNova1973
I figured it out, you can see the legs protruding out the sides
aabrisebois3000
Does this make you a rockcist.
FrogBotherer
Probably from the type and shape of the rock. That kind of looks like it's a ball of hardened clay.
eruditic
it's like Kinder Eggs. always a surprise
TheHonestPenguin
It's often in the colour, search "concretion", after looking at the cliff, loose concretions on a beach are different to other boulders.
BadPunCentral
As an Asian geologist who specialises in crusts, I think I always find crabs because I'm technically a crustasean
shmoogeeoogee
Almost had it! Crustasian
NoelleNibbles
Someone else replied to another comment saying that ASEAN is a group of southeast Asian countries https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN
GiantEnemyMudcrabz
You. You die first.
Nanowave
MrChurch
GoldblumNoises
Yessss
ChiefMcKembie
You have achieved mastery level 10.
DemSumBigAssRidges
wadatahmydamie
Username checks out
TheOnlyOriginalScreenNameLeft
I think you mean crust Asian.
corrErections
ASEAN is a group of Asian countries.
TheOnlyOriginalScreenNameLeft
Yeah but a single Asian is called an Asian.
aTokenOfMyExtreme
Good lord lol
Blud4BludGod
Is this what you do here, huh? Just go around making terrible puns, improving people's day? Thanks <3
BadPunCentral
Haha I tryyy thank youuu
InfOracle
Doing the Lord's work. Thank you kind dad.
AllTheseFlavors
Crustasian*?
shmoogeeoogee
Oh sure, you get upvoted for it lmao
NoelleNibbles
Someone else replied to another comment saying that ASEAN is a group of southeast Asian countries https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN
NoelleNibbles
Lol it’s cool the joke works with both spellings
KameJosh
If there is no crab inside you end up with high quality dust. It‘s a win win situation.
ObviousSargasm
They smash it against their mouth and if teeth get knocked out they know it has a crab in it
inkassoVIP
Except for Ron Wood, judged by his name.
HarryPotter918
Now eat it.
tanman729
Fossilization requires specific conditions so they probably can start by looking for a specific type of rock.
shimmerkitten
Haha, I googled fossil rocks. First link was a UK fossil beach-combing advice page with the tip "know which rocks usually have fossils"
shimmerkitten
(after further research, I found out its sedimentary rocks that can have fossils.)
tanman729
I saw a tutorial for making your own custom x wing helmet and step one, swear to god, was find an actual fighter pilot helmet
shimmerkitten
Hahaha! That's an excellent anecdote, thanks for sharing ?
thomerow
These answers are hilarious
imherenowitsok
You tap it like a melon
holodecktheory
Rock smelled like old bay.
CarbonNight
Usually they have parts of the fossil exposedor poking out, this one had a few of it's legs poking out and the broken off.
Markamanic
Break 500 rocks, hope for the best
BestJackalope
At the beginning, if you look closely, you can see on either side of the rock, a pattern of broken fossil crab legs where they stick "out".
atat23
Lick it, tastes like crab
PromNightDumptserBaby
https://youtu.be/f7GH4IZh9SM around 1:48
Bridgiebird
Howlingowl
JCentauri
This guy licks.
murphyland
Apparently fossils will stick to your tongue when you lick them so that is a way to identify them!
Mightynineftw2000
Reminds me of this girl I used to know
omuaomua
said no woman ever
ChevyNova1973
Zreen
This one scene started a short phase at school where they'd lick rocks, they had to put a policy out not to lick rocks.
snappysnaps
The tiny knocking sound from inside.
interesseret
That's horrific.
jayskyall
It's a super intelligent snail
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
PeanutPotPlant
*muffled* „Let me out!!“
itrynottocommentbutyoumakemecringe
If it smells of Old Bay it’s a dead giveaway.
metalnekomata
Maybe weight would give some indication
SilverPenny
probably from outside bumps. at the beginning on the beach one could see some roughness. later it looked like that this were the hind legs
kennerly
Yeah you can see a few tiny spots whee where the legs are barely exposed. Definitely a keen eye is required.
zozororo
The guy on Reddit said he say the legs poking out
dudeontheflyingrock
FudgeWeasel
That girl is scary stupid.
dudeontheflyingrock
there are legit millions who share the same mindset
Bones8677
Name/link to this video?
dudeontheflyingrock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZyIG_jZzBs
innagaddavidababy
They all have crabs in them.
KeyMasher
AlmightyThor117
Some have lobsters, Rock Lobster!
?1
Putitinyomama
truckdrivinman
#nameofmysextape
CallsignFatNinja
DadOnTheInternet
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Excludos
That's an amazingly well done voiceover! If you had told me that was Steve Blum I'd believe it
belindashort
Could be. I work conventions and VAs ostensibly do stuff like this for fans /tips
NICEUSEOFWORDSSIR
That's Steve Blum
Excludos
I believe you
AstroFizX
That’s what she said
hetriedtokillmewithaforklift
Carcinization struck them too
OnlyCrabs
FudgeyWilson
Time for crab
thewiggins
or, because everything evolves into crabs, all rocks become them
sashj0
If you look carefully when your watching the video, pause at the beginning when he turns over the rock. You will see the exoskeleton of (1)
sashj0
The legs showing on the exterior of the rock. It’s very noticeable once you see it.
darkusblack
Can I get one of those red circles that everyone loves so much. Thanks!
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EverybodyLives
Thank you!
DreadPierateRoberts
It's reversed
Skawomplious
Looks like little bits of the legs were visible on the surface.
Sphinxycat
You have to smell them
Squirrelprophecies
I’m no good at explaining, but, it just looks different. Like you can see how it formed in the texture and curves.
TheVenerableJudgeTaintyMcPoo
Yeah lol it looks like he’s just chiseling a crab sculpture from a random rock
CrypticalEnvelopement
Also how you do decide where to stop removing rock?
ravnsulter
When you hit the crab you can just stop.
CrypticalEnvelopement
For clarification, what I meant was "why only remove some of the rock, and still leave it encased in rock, instead of removing all the rock?
Wolfmor
How do they know if the crab is right side up and not upside down
zenoshogun
Just remove all the bits of rock that aren't crab.
CrypticalEnvelopement
For clarification, what I meant was "why only remove some of the rock, and still leave it encased in rock, instead of removing all the rock?
ElPerroDeLosCinco
When it has crab shape.
CrypticalEnvelopement
How much crab is enough crab? It's an important question when revealing fossils and when at a seafood buffet
Shovi
Also also, why stop there? Why not remove every big of rock and have only the crab? Is it gonna fall apart without the rock?
SoFloRoofer
Obviously, so it doesn't run away, silly...
CrypticalEnvelopement
That's what I was asking, why they didn't remove all of the rock and leave only fossilized crab
NothingToSeeHereCarryOn
Because the crab bits aren’t connected anymore so it needs a base to keep it together.
MKUltraMega
Got bored after 208 hours
kodiak931155
The normal rock is what is currently holding the shell plates together. Remove it ll and it would fall apart
Shovi
Nothing a bit of superglue wont fix.
StopCallingMeIAmNotYourBrother
Different color or texture.
CrypticalEnvelopement
I mean how do you decide when you've revealed enough of the crab to call the project done
StopCallingMeIAmNotYourBrother
When you're happy with it.
MasterAndPaquete
Hey, this guy has all the answers! How unfortunate I don't have any questions right now