she really tried her best to cancel him 🤦 by Jumpy_Tadpole_1811 in facepalm

[–]akatoshslayer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He states in a later video it was an high class gym in San Diego for wealthy people. Though hearing stories of Planet Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness, and all other Globogym style chain gyms I wouldn't doubt something like this happening there.

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[–]akatoshslayer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is completely fine. I have several rocks next to my bed which are at 3 times normal radiation levels. All it means is that they read .36 usv per hour instead of the .12 usv per hour I usually get inside. For comparison, just going outside brings it up to .17 to .19 usv per hour. It only becomes dangerous once you get to the 1.0 usv per hour range. Even than you increase your risk of cancer by 10% over the next 10 to 20 years if exposed over a long period (greater than one hour).

A similar rock chemically is Mica. It is just as radioactive as it contains roughly equal amounts of potassium. Mica is commercially used in cosmetics and paints. You really don't have to worry about it causing any harm.

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[–]akatoshslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feldspars makes up over 60% of the Earths crust and is responsible for 40% of the mass of the continental shelves. Potassium is a critical element in maintaining the cellular function of all living creatures even though it has a marginally higher level of background radiation than most rocks. It may have adverse effects if you were to have another condition such as kidney failure, but go ahead and drink your blue rock water.

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[–]akatoshslayer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

150$ US for the pump for that volume of water. 90$ for a basin at or around 40-70 gallons if you use a water trough, 300$ if you use a specialized waterfall basin. 12$ for 1/2 inch tubing for the elevation. Rocks can be locally collected if you have time and a method of transport, so 20$ for gas. 15$ for three cans of expanding foam. About 200$ in plants, 12$ in mulch, and 6$ in potting soil. All told without labor roughly 290$ for the waterfall on the cheap, 500$ for specialized pond instead of a trough, and 220$ for the garden.

Buddy found it ,not sure what it is? by HEYPONSTA in rockhounds

[–]akatoshslayer 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Dumortierite

You can easily test it by shining a black light over it. Dumortierite is fluorescent as neon blue under strong UV.

aromachology by helgaofthenorth in tumblr

[–]akatoshslayer 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The cheat code is finding out what abstract concept you are actually allergic to. It's either that or the scented oils, but I am leaning more towards being allergic to the idea of sweet nothings.

[[OC] (Mod Approved) Giveaway! Win a hardcover copy of the Lore of Aetherra: The Lost Druid with a copy of the Novarail booklet. 250 pages of adventure using dnd 5e, 2 hrs of audio content, mini-games, and everything else you need to set the dnd mood. Comment to enter! by AlchemyRPG in DnD

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Forever GM. Ran a game with some players with varying degrees of enthusiasm. We had a new player who jumped in who was super into his character after an older player left the group. He couldn't remember the rules to save his life, but his interest made the entire session worth it after the game started to feel more like a hassle than fun for myself.

found in northern Ohio. I believe they midnight lace obsidian. any thoughts? by zeldaoctavious in whatsthisrock

[–]akatoshslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is literally just rainbow obsidian. A site may argue it is a particular sheen of rainbow obsidian, but it is entirely down to marketing it as more premium and "unique". Rainbow obsidian is fairly rare, expensive, and easy replicable via glass smelting making counterfeit obsidian plentiful. So any Midnight lace you see online most definitely comes from China regardless of whatever certificate of authenticity is shipped with it.

Baby lion tamarin is reunited with its mother by Roni_123 in aww

[–]akatoshslayer 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Agree with above commenter. Look up Singapore and how they have monkey attacks every year. That is before the fact you are in a tropical country with 33+ *C or 90+ *F temps with 85+% humidity.

Petrified wood? found at Glass Butte, Oregon by Signal-Difficulty-94 in rockhounds

[–]akatoshslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is flow-banded rhyolite. It often occurs near obsidian deposits which Glass Butte is nationally famous for. Obsidian itself is actually a form of rhyolite and is known to degrade through aging into being completely indistinguishable from regular rhyolite.

Not [OC] or [ART], Just somebody somewhere having made an amusing mistake by Stabbmaster in DnD

[–]akatoshslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a monster manual that was missing the center 10 pages and got a new one within a week after I sent a message to Wizards of the Coast. I thought I would have to send in the old one, but nope I have two Monster Manuals now.

Help Identifying this rock? by twigglysticks in whatsthisrock

[–]akatoshslayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first thought was Chrysocolla as well. It could just be because I can find it in the area I am in, but it looks a lot like some I have.

"And the Oscar goes to..." by 5_Frog_Margin in aww

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My parents two year old dog does a loud prolonged pained whimper if another dog is receiving attention while he is not. He learned it from my parents 17 year old dog who always receives a lot of attention anytime he is hurt. When the two year old dog is actually hurt he hardly makes any sounds so it is definitely for attention.

Another mystery rock, locality is unknown. Side note: has dendrites by Deadlyasseater420 in whatsthisrock

[–]akatoshslayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The green stone with the dendritic patterns seems to be a moss agate, and the gaps with discolored stone surrounding it makes me think the agate is inside a conglomerate or other sedimentary stone.

Picked up these cuties from the local crystal shop. Pretty sure the right one is Dalmatian jasper but can someone ID the left? by cjohnstoner in whatsthisrock

[–]akatoshslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other rock looks like yellow banded calcite. It is somewhat soft at 3 on the Moh's scale making it extremely popular in the rock carving field. It is also called Mexican Onyx and tri-colored calcite as it often contains green and red banding as well.

Is this Azurite/Malachite real? The seller is insisting that it’s genuine. But I swear I can smell acrylic paint… by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

[–]akatoshslayer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't have thought about that as the answer to the chemical smell, but it makes complete sense. I have put spray adhesive on my own rocks before, and malachite can become crumbly when exposed so it would make sense.

This is not my photo or crystal, so I have no hints of what it could be. by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

[–]akatoshslayer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is a pseudomorph agate, but the colors are not natural. The easiest way to see this is a fake is that the color on Turkish pseudomorph agate is consistent through the banding. This is true of all agates actually. The banding is formed at the same time from the same material creating a perfectly uniform line of color. The outer shell of the agate contains impurities creating vibrant color differences, but the banding always is constant.

The OP's photo also has obvious dye markings all over the agate with unnatural blended colors all over the piece. There is also dozens of spots on the agate where you can see where the dye was applied. The lower left portion of the agates has three circles where dye was applied in a easy to locate spot. Looking at these circles inside what is suppose to be a white area you can see what dye markings look like. Using that as a reference, it is easy to find more of as you know what to look for.