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By Coral Geodes.
Feb 20, 2025 11:49 PM
Fulustreka
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By Coral Geodes.
pizzapartyhard
KindOfACreep
Was hoping for cocain
Bonezz79
Sparkly minerals AND Highly Suspect? Just appeal to all my interests why don't you
cwfinlayson
Looks like it's already been smoked.
TheDreadDruid
Forbidden joint!
eZeno
Is just me, or this cutting was extremely risky?
somnif
Not at all, wet rock saws are quite safe. You may get a bit of a friction burn if you aren't careful, but they're basically smooth edged
Tenzil
themuttonisniceandlean
It's bad to take coral from the ocean. Even when dead, the decomposition refertilizes the area and provides substrate for additional coral to adhere.
mr3001
Paige, no!
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
That's fossilised coral. Inside of corals is a kind of living mush*. The exterior is usually some calcified protection.
*technical term
nyetwork
Large polyp and small poly stony corals all have the calcium carbonate skeletons but a soft tissue layer (membrane?) on the outside along with the polyps that it uses to breathe/eat/poop in/out of. Soft coral does not have a skeleton and grows on top of rocks/dead corals/shells/whatever it can attach to.
pinkmansaidthebest
I may have found my cash cow!!
phalanxausage
DO NOT UNMUTE
skosaal
Slice and dice: nature's rock 'n' roll, where coral meets saw and geology gets a makeover. Safety second, science first!
MutatedHorse
I was so afraid for his fingers.
somnif
Rock cutting saws like that are pretty safe. May get a bit of a friction burn if you were stupid but it won't cut you unless you lean on it
LayingDaPipe
Can that water cutter cut your finger off?
8FootedAlgaeEater
Awsome, my cats have left a ton of those around the yard!
sesamestreetfighter
How do they know it's pretty inside? Are they always pretty? Do they just guess?
Kiotetravels
You cut it open and look
GalacticGumshoe
Fingers are overrated anyway.
runfloristrun
That’s not special. My coronary arteries look just like that.
Ihaveneitherthetimenorthecrayons
So... not Rick Astley, then?
SteerpikeSteerpike
I wanna to thank whoever added the music. I would honestly have zero idea when to react, let alone know how to feel if it wasn't for heroes like you finding just the most generic AF trash to put over these things.
Burnsey84
I love the song (from well before seeing this post) , but have no clue how the fuck it could even relate to this display...
Rubyrose99
So... it's a geode.
bwittekoekover9000
can you...can you snort it?
ryokomagus9
Pweeeeetttyyyy
livurz
As close as those fingers were to the blade, I thought we were gonna find blood.
somnif
Eucrow
Thumbs -- THUMBS!
RenaissanceFaireMan
*Thumbs - THUMBS - THUMB!
somnif
OrigamiShark
This is clearly Al
stupidbastardinutah
Not to worry, that's a sintered edge diamond blade. It will cut hard things but not soft like fingers. Now, it'll blaze through your fingernail at light speed but you can literally push the soft pad of your finger against it with zero effect to your skin. I've been cutting cool rocks like this for over 25 years.
youlooklikehalfabuttpuppet
Were you a little rock stealing goblin like I was as a kid?
bumpylumps
Hey, thanks for the info. I've been super interested in this for a while, any ideas where would be a good place to start looking? Or what kind of saw would be a good starter? Cheers!
stupidbastardinutah
Some people use tile saws but in my experience they are not good for this kind of work. There's a company, Hi-Tech that makes a six and an eight inch water cooled saw for small lapidary work. Highland Park makes saws for much larger stuff and the price reflects it. You can often find good deals on used equipment depending on your location.
bumpylumps
Amazing, thanks so much!
Hayashima
Huh. Neat.
TIL, not a waste of a day after all
Attritshun
blubberingbastard
Is that like cast cutting tech? Vibration cutting?
stupidbastardinutah
No this is a regular spinning saw blade.
blubberingbastard
Interesting!
raitchison
This kills the coral.
Emberpaw
No it's just sleeping
NeverShaveYourDuck
I heard Negan did it.
GroovyCrowley
Nah... it's fine
Qpnao
It's a natural born killer according to the music so yeah
Asadsadsadclown
The coral is already dead.
XEndeadX
From what I've heard, so do lots of things.
KnifeKnut
The coral was already dead for millions of years.
themuttonisniceandlean
Doesn't matter. Dead coral provides substrate for new coral. It should never be removed from the ocean.
KnifeKnut
It wasn't removed from the ocean, it was removed from the ground.
Predacane35
Dead inside, just like so many of us.
Lyconous
Dying is a behavior pattern the coral only shows when in distress
RaynWisp
We have that in common.
DustyMcKnuckles
I thought that was a bandsaw at first and was cringing at the liklihood of finger bite... def let out a sigh when I figured out it was a rock saw instead
DingoStyle
I dunno it doesnt look like its rockin to me
mouseasw
I had the same reaction but I thought it was a water jet cutter at first
3Davideo
How's that make it any safer? Rocks are pretty resilient so I'd expect something that can cut through rock to be pretty damn good at cutting through flesh too.
DustyMcKnuckles
Rock saws are essentially lubricated, focused, fine sandpaper. Yes, you can absolutely still hurt yourself with one if you had a mind to, but they are much more forgiving than a bandsaw.
professsionalsnootbooper
The first thing that came to my mind was this ...
hyptosis
I too thought it was a bansaw, i was cringin'
Septcanmat
Nathanyel
Is it just vibrating or why does it not tear his skin?
Septcanmat
I have no experience with rock cutting, so I don’t actually know. If k had to guess, I would assume that it’s similar to the saws used to cut open casts - it just oscillates back and forth, which is good for cutting rigid things, but not for soft flexible things like skin.
wizard07ksu9000
"I fucked that up in a different way" gets me every time lol
Tarmaccian
I just went hunting for 20 minutes to find that guy and his fangers… @ICutRocksOnYoutube
Pandameter
Man, sometimes you just find a perfect username
iamspaghetto
Is it less dangerous?
DustyMcKnuckles
Rock saws are essentially lubricated, focused, fine sandpaper. Yes, you can absolutely still hurt yourself with one if you had a mind to, but they are much more forgiving than a bandsaw.
BeaverOnFire
Well that's no fun. The blood god demands blood!
iamspaghetto
Thanks man!
MrStealYourGiF
rock sawn ... you don't have to put on the red light.
KindaWeirdSometimes
iamnoobplzhelp
How did you just have this? 😂
KindaWeirdSometimes
I probably spend more time than I need to on here
MyDragonHeartedSpirit
Some people show up for class prepared, unlike the rest of us.
RalphH
I always love his face.
KindaWeirdSometimes
The visible struggle to keep it together just adds such a lovely little spice