About 20 years ago, I saw an excellent rock. It was unusual, so I took a photo. But I couldn’t find the photo shortly afterwards and thought I’d deleted it by mistake. I was sad. I kept describing the rock to people, but they were strangely uninterested. I am clearing out my photo archive and I just found it. I am happy. I missed this rock. I thought of it often. I can show my rock to people now, whether they want to see it or not. You included.
@CiaraNi and I will boost your rock whether you like it or not 😹 Truly a rock amongst pebbles.
@rupertcutler Haha thank you for helping me to show it to people, whether they want to see it or not. 'A rock amongst pebbles' - yes :-)
@CiaraNi That is a beautiful rock!
@JustFi Thank you! Say I, as if I made it myself.
@CiaraNi You discovered the rock, took an amazing photo and described it wonderfully in the alt txt, so as good as making it yourself I would say 😁

@CiaraNi @JustFi maybe not so far off. We get beautiful little creations washed up on the shores of Lake Erie sometimes. In many cases I think they are man-made agglomerations, like brick veneer with mortar or pebbles embedded in concrete. After they are smoothed by a few years in the water, they can be the coolest things ever (IMO).

So maybe you personally didn't make this, but your species might have.

@guyjantic @JustFi That's an interesting and evocative thought. Thanks.
@CiaraNi @JustFi Curation is sometimes more useful than creation.
@CiaraNi It's a good rock.
@psneeze Go raibh maith agat. Say I, as if I were the good rock myself.

@CiaraNi There was a time when we measured people by rocks.

He's 12 stone. She's 10 stone.

@psneeze Stones and pounds. Weighing the capitalist running dog oligarchs in pounds, the rest of us in stones.
@CiaraNi it's a really neat rock! thank you for sharing it
@ireneista Thank you! I think it is a neat rock too.
@CiaraNi In the inimitable words of AC/DC, "for those about to rock, we salute you!" \m/

@CiaraNi Interesting rock. If you zoom in, the black stuff looks like tar or bitumen to me. Like it's coating the rock as opposed to being part of the rock.

Disclaimer: I'm not a rockologist nor do I play one on TV. Also, I'm zooming in on my phone without my glasses on!

@NormanDunbar @CiaraNi To me it actually looks the other way around like the white was a soft coating over the black underneath. My first guess would flint but I am also not a rockologist nor do I play one on TV though I did once play one in a drama class at school

@ShadowInTheVoid @NormanDunbar I was struck by the apparently clear divide between the black and white halves, as if they had been used by some amazing process or force. One half being a 'coating' over the other is probably more likely.

'I am also not a rockologist nor do I play one on TV though I did once play one in a drama class at school.' :-)

As you played one in drama class at school, I am going to accept anything you say about this rock and any other rock.

@NormanDunbar The texture of it fascinated me. And the wildly different textures.

'I'm not a rockologist nor do I play one on TV' :-)

Maud Pie - Poetry - Rock. You are a rock. Gray. You are gray. Like a rock. Which you are. Rock.

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@CiaraNi I see several excellent rocks in that photo, you'll have to be more specific.
@pozorvlak This is fair. The other rocks would be excellent under normal circumstances, they are just outdone by the presence of a two-tone neighbour.
Flint - Wikipedia

Flint: Properties, Formation, Uses, and Famous Locations

Discover the properties, formation, and uses of flint, a hard sedimentary rock known for its use in tools, weapons, and fire-starting. Learn about its types, sourcing locations, and how to care for flint in this comprehensive guide.

@oleschri That seems plausible. Thanks.
@CiaraNi what a nice lil rock, let's give it a name! i suggest 'flint', because of reasons.
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Lovely rock! Wonder where it is now? They move around you know.
@robtherunt @CiaraNi pioneers used to ride these puppies for miles.

@passwordsarehard4 @robtherunt @CiaraNi

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_stones

I couldn’t quite remember what they’re called so I searched “walking rocks” and got there immediately 😂

Sailing stones - Wikipedia

@CasualPiDay @passwordsarehard4 @CiaraNi
Never heard of these rocks. I was thinking more about rock movement through tidal changes haha!
@robtherunt @passwordsarehard4 @CiaraNi
I didn’t figure you were! I was fascinated by them when I first heard of them. Wild, huh? I’m glad this conversation reminded me
@CasualPiDay They're an amazing natural phenomenon. Thanks for bringing them up.
@robtherunt @passwordsarehard4

@robtherunt That's what I thought of at first too - rocks coming and going through tidal movement and coastal erosion. The idea of sailing rocks is far more exciting.

@CasualPiDay @passwordsarehard4

@robtherunt They absolutely move around in this part of the world - the tip of mainland Denmark, where I saw it, battles increasingly with coastal erosion.
@CiaraNi but what if this rock actually came from space?
@dasfrottier It looked so unusual and so singular - I never saw another one like it on that rocky beach or anywhere else - that I did ask myself this question!