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mint chip lava cake (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] stevestevesteve 216 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The mantle is between 500-4500K, meaning most of it is hot enough to glow at least a dull red.

You don't say lava is black because once it cools down it turns black...

[–] [email protected] 51 points 11 months ago

Maybe OP does

[–] owenfromcanada 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I often forget we're basically living on a spherical hot pocket fresh out of the microwave.

[–] portifornia 5 points 11 months ago

Crispy Crunchy Tender Flaky Crust, Earth pocket!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Early scientific estimates of the age of the earth are underestimated it because they assumed the hot potato model, but radioactive decay keeps the earth hot for longer.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Oh yeah, well, em... the ocean called and they are running out of you! No, wait... damn it!

[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago

Here I thought the joke was going to be "The Earth is actually a complete sphere without having any slices or cross-sections taken out of it like that."

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

Related fun fact: The Earth's crust is largely made of feldspars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar

[–] FuglyDuck 7 points 11 months ago

You mean it’s not a gobstopper?

Bastards! What am I doing licking things, then?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

One of the pictures shows the mantle having a slight green hue.

[–] SanndyTheManndy 3 points 11 months ago

Kerbal space program was right!

[–] Evotech 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Chocklet

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

behind every geologist is a strong desire to eat rock

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

looks like a delicious matcha scone!