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I used to think all the gray stuff in my yard was just plain dirt until a guy at the hardware store in Tacoma pointed out the quartz veins in it.
Now I can't stop seeing little bits of geology everywhere, like even in the gravel on my driveway, and it's kind of wild, so has anyone else had a moment where something totally ordinary suddenly looked completely different?
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torres.grant6mo ago
Totally get that, it's like a switch flips. I used to see concrete as just a boring slab, but after a friend pointed out the different sized rocks in the mix, I started noticing the aggregate everywhere. Now I spot little flecks of granite in sidewalks and it makes the whole city feel different, like it's built from puzzle pieces. Kinda ruins plain gray concrete for me now, lmao.
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miles_fisher6mo ago
Hold up, you can actually see individual rocks in the mix? I always thought that stuff was just...powdered rock or something. Now I'm gonna be staring at the ground like a weirdo trying to spot the granite flecks @torres.grant mentioned. That's a wild little detail to ruin all the boring slabs for you.
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jasonf176mo ago
Oh man, same thing happened to me! A buddy showed me the rebar patterns @leodavis talked about, and now I can't unsee the skeleton inside every wall. It really does change how you look at everything.
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leodavis6mo ago
Wait until you start noticing the different types of rebar patterns in poured walls, it's a whole other layer.
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