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[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Halite aura provides tastiness, although it's technically a mineral not a rock.

[–] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Dammit Marie!

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No mention of the truly magical rocks that have a measurable aura and mostly won't try to kill you, magnets?

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

11 years ago... I wonder if he'll revisit the topic with his current deep dives into relatively...

[–] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what current deep dives into relativity are you talking about? WHAT AM I MISSING, PLEASE RESPOND, I NEED TO KNOW 😭😭😭😢

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Veritasium's latest videos. Like the last 4 or 5.

[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Some, like sulfur, have an aura of stink.

[–] hypeerror@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rocks produce strong fire auras in water. Congrats on the nuclear reactor. You're quite the "alchemist"

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

I thought they meant the ones that explode or start burning in contact with water. Like Sodium.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Some rocks are so magical that they can think and show us cat pictures

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago

well they can do the sums, but that may be a far cry from thinknig

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me of an old RPG parody that had a spell like this:

Gas Cloud: To prepare, the caster must eat two loaves of bread and as many plates of pea soup as they can...

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

I remember that WoW expansion where the ogre mages had a spell called "Cast Boulder" or something.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago

Ok. This actually made me laugh. Thanks.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

This is false most common form of rock magic is transistors

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)