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[-] [email protected] 218 points 1 year ago

The mantle is between 500-4500K, meaning most of it is hot enough to glow at least a dull red.

You don't say lava is black because once it cools down it turns black...

[-] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago

Maybe OP does

[-] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

I often forget we're basically living on a spherical hot pocket fresh out of the microwave.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Crispy Crunchy Tender Flaky Crust, Earth pocket!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Early scientific estimates of the age of the earth are underestimated it because they assumed the hot potato model, but radioactive decay keeps the earth hot for longer.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, well, em... the ocean called and they are running out of you! No, wait... damn it!

[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

Here I thought the joke was going to be "The Earth is actually a complete sphere without having any slices or cross-sections taken out of it like that."

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Related fun fact: The Earth's crust is largely made of feldspars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

You mean it’s not a gobstopper?

Bastards! What am I doing licking things, then?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Kerbal space program was right!

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

behind every geologist is a strong desire to eat rock

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

looks like a delicious matcha scone!

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