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I spent weeks thinking I found a meteorite in my flower bed
I was sure this heavy, magnetic rock in my garden was from space. I took it to a geology meetup, and they chuckled before telling me it was just iron slag. The giveaway was the bubbly surface and how it stuck to a magnet too well. Now I always look for those signs before getting excited.
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the_nathan6mo ago
Hah, classic mistake. That bubbly texture is a dead giveaway for slag every time. It's way more magnetic than most real space rocks too. At least you learned without spending money on a lab test!
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amymartinez6mo ago
Ever wonder if slag could be used for anything useful?
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