SciShow Tangents

Rocks

Apr 26, 2022

35:32

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'Sars Din'

04:43

Do Geologists Really Rock?

03:10

Bee First, the First Time Bees Have Been Observed Using Water to Build Nests

02:26

Introduction

3min

Psycho Tangents - Science Poems

5min

The Origin of the Word Rock

1min

Stone, a Mysterious Origin?

4min

Three Stories About Rock Experiments

2min

'Mount Dust'

3min

Impact by Interactive Brokers - Invest in the Planet

2min

'Sars Din'

5min

The Good Stept, a Generational Curling Stone

2min

10.

Bee First, the First Time Bees Have Been Observed Using Water to Build Nests

2min

11.

Do Geologists Really Rock?

3min

12.

How to Detect Rocks Without a Lick

5min

Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic... need I say more? Welcome to SciShow Tangents or, as I like to call it, Rock Talk.

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[Trivia Question]

Stonehenge sarsen vs. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

https://www.livescience.com/22427-stonehenge-facts.html

[Fact Off]

Microgranite used for curling stones

http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/505002/

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/91856/ailsa-craig

https://olympics.com/en/news/the-remarkable-properties-and-origins-of-the-olympic-curling-stone