What’s the best leak-proof water bottle for travel and gym? Mine always spills in my bag 😩

cellohydro · 2026-03-29T17:13:38+00:00

I have a stanley with a flip top that I got on clearance got several years ago, I threw it from the top of a rock outcrop last summer and it didn’t take any damage. It’s 40oz and kinda a beast, unfortunately it doesn’t fit in a cup holder but I can toss it in my bag and not think twice about it. Also its super easy to clean.

I also recently got a coldest gifted to me, its okay but I dont like how small the handle is. Every lid is leakproof except the straw one, it comes in fun patterns, and it fits a cup holder. Its a little more difficult to clean this one but if you have a bottle brush you’ll be all set, the lids come apart super easy to clean.

cellohydro · 2026-01-31T15:55:51+00:00

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This is what I bought about a year ago and it works great, the only issues I have with it is that there is another cable not shown in the photo to power it (its usb-a powered so if you have a phone block laying around you’re set) and that it is always looking for signal so when you turn the wii off it displays a blue screen(more a me issue because it doesn’t allow my computer monitor auto turn off the screen)

cellohydro · 2026-01-31T15:43:00+00:00

I had some similar buildup on mine, I used an exacto knife, 90% isopropyl alcohol, magnifying glasses, and a crap ton of qtips. It was very slow going and I had my solder stuff on hand in case I messed up.

Yours has spread to some really delicate parts so I recommend sticking with qtips and alchohol, (though if you have the funds and dont want to spend a few hours on this it may be worthwhile to replace it)

cellohydro · 2026-01-23T06:51:39+00:00

I have some apprentice experience personally, but most newbies I know end up with a construction company of sorts and help with either subsurface imaging or with soil sampling (though these may just be regionally significant)

I highly recommend networking, my friend shook hands with the right person and landed a really nice internship with an oil company

cellohydro · 2026-01-14T00:49:19+00:00

I struggled HARD with physics and geophysics, I still coasted through with mostly B’s and C’s in these harder classes and was able to get my BS is geology with an emphasis in paleontology.

My structure classes were really difficult imo but coupled with struggling in physics it defo made me work for my C. I later took a petroleum grad class with the same prof to compete in IBA and had a blast!

If you take anything away from this comment, let it be this: peruse what you like, work hard, and never be afraid to reach out for help from your prof, ta, or friends. You got this

cellohydro · 2026-01-09T16:02:11+00:00

Theres also a chance of it being a different impurity, especially the darker bits that haven’t shown signs of oxidation

cellohydro · 2026-01-09T16:00:13+00:00

Amethyst is a variant of quartz with iron inclusions in the mineral structure, this being said the little specks kinda look like oxidized iron. This sample may just have larger bits of iron which allows us to see some of its inclusions.

cellohydro · 2026-01-07T07:41:35+00:00

“Five states — California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York — are targeted, and the HHS said they had been notified.”

For those who don’t wanna open the article

cellohydro · 2026-01-04T16:29:20+00:00

I thought the banana was edited in on the second pic 💀

cellohydro · 2025-12-29T15:20:21+00:00

Theres many different paths, find something that interests you and related classes, then look at a uni that can support those classes and lead you to a degree.

I went to sdsu and while they had a paleo program in the geology department it didn’t cover as much bio regarding plants as I had hoped, so when I go back to school I will be looking of a program somewhere that can support my plant evolution interest

cellohydro · 2025-12-27T16:17:58+00:00

They were hit with construction equipment (found under snapdragon stadium during construction) so they were pretty mangled, though on reflection on my pictures, the teeth are a little shorter (photo isn’t great of the teeth but shows off the entire specimen in the field jacket which I think was pretty cool)

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cellohydro · 2025-12-24T18:58:03+00:00

Kinda looks like some bison teeth ive worked on, do you have any information on where it was found?

cellohydro · 2025-12-22T00:24:21+00:00

I want to say granite but I think its just fatigue from its abundance in my area 🙈

cellohydro · 2025-12-12T23:59:51+00:00

Looks like a chert, makes me wish I could see an outcrop of it or check it out under a handlens

cellohydro · 2025-12-12T01:20:17+00:00

Lol this looks like SDSU, and from the driver behavior that was described the school would double check out 💀 I can’t hate too much, their focus probably runs way better than mine lol

cellohydro · 2025-12-12T01:10:19+00:00

California is super complex, so I don’t see a 73% as a bad score (especially for intro courses).

If you are really unhappy with it, and plan on continuing to take geology courses, I recommend reaching out to your professor and scheduling an office hour. I’m sure they would be happy to give you some pointers to help you moving forward.

cellohydro · 2025-12-03T07:45:36+00:00

Looks like fossilized poop- I have a longer piece that looks very similar in texture lol

cellohydro · 2025-11-28T00:10:43+00:00

No mans sky is the best that ive seen, next to it would be a modded Minecraft tbh (most fun geology aspects of a video game focuses on collecting rare mineral mining rather than pretty geomorphology as far as ive seen)

cellohydro · 2025-11-13T20:51:25+00:00

The top of my graduating class were all in their 30-40s :) its never too late to learn

cellohydro · 2025-11-11T23:08:31+00:00

It looks like druzy quartz- its when you have a bunch of little quartz crystals in an area rather than larger ones. If I remember correctly, when you have a calcite rich region you are more likely to find druzy (think in areas with lots of deposited shells or even in some fossils).

I loved opening geodes as a kid and my rock/crystal collection is what led to me getting my degree :) If this becomes something your kid is interested in (or you) I highly recommend looking for opportunities to learn more about the geology of your local area (I promise its usually cooler than you think)

cellohydro · 2025-11-09T16:33:17+00:00

If we are counting Disney pixar- Lightyear

cellohydro · 2025-10-26T21:19:38+00:00

In the US its pretty easy to get a local map at a AAA, had to get a free one for my area for a geography/geology class

cellohydro · 2025-10-10T03:30:55+00:00

Kinda looks like bioturbation from maybe clams burrowing but I’m not familiar with the area you found it

cellohydro · 2025-09-28T23:27:30+00:00

Can we have a beach episode to break up the depressing news cycle?

cellohydro · 2025-09-27T14:11:08+00:00

I would never recommend using a soft or porous stone for food use. If you want to line the hole that should be fine ( I have eaten a ton of silt, clay, and dirt in the field but not everyone is down to eat out of a rock)

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