star trek TOS phaser controlled rock mood light...
It’s a rock-shaped shell with an LED inside that comes with an I/R remote shaped like a Type-1 phaser. What that means is that in Survival mode, you can fire your phaser at this rock and it will glow red. Not hot. You’ll have to use your imagination there. And as soon as you stop firing, it dims. Just like on the show.
effort, elbow grease...
temple in india carved out of a single rock...
unstuck horse rescue...
a rock with a cave inside it
The above is a chrysocolla, a mixture of silicate and copper compounds. Each “stalagmite” contains a bunch of tiny crystals, usually microscopic by themselves.
Al Naslaa Rock Formation...
There are many natural occurrences that might puzzle a traveler. One of them is Al Naslaa Rock Formation, located in Tayma oasis, Saudi Arabia. Recent archaeological discoveries show that Tayma has been inhabited since the ancient times.
Al Naslaa is one of the most photogenic petroglyphs in the area. The perfect slit between the two standing stones and the flat faces are completely natural. Note the small pedestals supporting the boulders. How long will they remain balanced here? How did the cut in the middle happen?
Most likely the ground shifted slightly underneath one of the two supports and the rock split. Could be from a volcanic dike of some weaker mineral that solidified there before everything was exhumed. Or, it could be an old pressure crack (you see a parallel crack just to the right of it) that has been pushed/pulled apart some. Or, it could be an old (minor) fault line, since fault motion often creates a zone of weakened rock that erodes relatively easier than the surrounding rock.
Location: Tayma, Saudi Arabia
whizzing by...
prism geode...
This Stupid Rock Costs $85 At Nordstrom. Seriously.
NORDSTROM
Like, what?
In the latest sign that the rich should be eaten and the end is nigh, Nordstrom has apparently started selling a totally regular-looking rock for $85.
Yes, in what is apparently not a joke but in fact real life, the department store is selling a rock in a little pouch for an amount that is frankly insulting to humans who spend their money on things like rent or food or, well, anything besides $85 rocks.
Surely by now you must be wondering whether this is the sort of fake news that has infiltrated the internet and clouded our collective judgment. But no, it is not. This is the reality we live in now. And in the blurb attached to what is just, really, a rock, the creator of said rock doesn't even pretend that there's some specific purpose for it. Because again, it's just a rock:
A paperweight? A conversation piece? A work of art? It's up to you, but this smooth Los Angeles-area stone—wrapped in rich, vegetable-tanned American leather secured by sturdy contrast whipstitching—is sure to draw attention wherever it rests. A traditional hardening process gives the leather a beautiful ombré effect. Like all Made Solid leather pieces, this one is cut, shaped, sewn and finished by hand in artist Peter Maxwell's Los Angeles studio. Using vintage leatherworking tools and traditional saddle-stitching techniques, Maxwell aims to create beautiful designs that embody both simplicity and functionality, and that develop rich character and patina over time.
Made Solid, the "creator" of this "product," states that most of the rocks are around 3 inches by 4.5 inches by 2 inches, but makes clear that "Each piece is unique and will vary slightly," which makes sense. Because they are rocks.
Not able to afford an $85 rock? The wallet feeling a little light because of student debt, rent and food? Hey, don't worry, because there's another rock you can buy for just sixty five dollars.
JFC.
When historians look back on the year 2016, the year when the first real cracks in democratic capitalism began to show, will they mention the rock? Will they see it as a sign of a people searching for meaning in all the wrong places? Of a society that spread its collective wealth incorrectly? Or will they simply look the other way, face to the wind, as they shout into the ethers, "WHAT HAPPENED? HOW COULD THE GREATEST NATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD SO QUICKLY CRUMBLE TO ITS KNEES?"
We don't know yet. But for now, at least the shipping on this rock is free. And that's pretty sick.
rock stories...
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A polished volcanic rock.