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<p>Whoservelt: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!-- Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and don't delete this text. New comments should be added at the bottom. --&gt;<br /> F1R5T P0ST [[User:Slothscript|Slothscript]] ([[User talk:Slothscript|talk]]) 23:51, 21 November 2025 (UTC)<br /> <br /> How do I add a category? It needs to be in the LOTR category. (Wow it’s hard to edit this thing on a phone) [[User:Kirinhatchi|Kirinhatchi]] ([[User talk:Kirinhatchi|talk]])<br /> <br /> is netherrack a typo?<br /> <br /> andalite is not a rock it's an alien from Animorphs which the author is a fan of. Maybe I'll add it to the Animorphs category page [[User:Whoservelt|Whoservelt]] ([[User talk:Whoservelt|talk]]) 00:28, 22 November 2025 (UTC)</div>

Whoservelt https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=3171:_Geologic_Core_Sample&diff=391396 2025-11-22T00:30:53Z

<p>Whoservelt: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 3171<br /> | date = November 21, 2025<br /> | title = Geologic Core Sample<br /> | image = geologic_core_sample_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 493x789px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = If you drill at the right angle and time things perfectly, your core sample can include a section of a rival team's coring equipment.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|This page was created BY A RIVAL GEOLOGY TEAM. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> <br /> This image presents a core sample taken by a slightly chaotic team of geologists. Contained within it are fairly normal ground matter such as &quot;topsoil&quot; and &quot;granite&quot; but also such things as &quot;bottomsoil&quot;, which has no IRL parallel, parts of subway cars, arms of a spelunker most likely amputated by the sample, netherrack (a stone appearing in the Nether in Minecraft), a &quot;balrog&quot; wing (referencing a fictional animal from Lord of the Rings which first made an appearance in xkcd in [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/730:_Circuit_Diagram]) and after diving through the core of the earth, the home of someone else. It first starts with cement, the foundation, floorboards and carpet (either a carpeted floor or a decorated floor), and then the posessions<br /> <br /> The title text humorously refers to a &quot;rival team&quot; and their coring equipment - implying that with the correct angle you can muddle with their own coring experiment, which, outside of cold war-type pettiness, is not considered a constructive approach to science.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> [This shows a drill sample with various labels]<br /> <br /> Topsoil<br /> <br /> Till<br /> <br /> Granite Bedrock<br /> <br /> Bottomsoil<br /> <br /> Roof of Subway Car<br /> <br /> Floor of Subway Car<br /> <br /> More Granite<br /> <br /> Municipal water main<br /> <br /> Slightly different granite<br /> <br /> Piece of screaming spelunker's arm<br /> <br /> Cool Crystals with no resale value<br /> <br /> Mangled Fragments of drillbit from previous attempt<br /> <br /> Some boring intrusive rock that's basically granite but has a name like &quot;diorite&quot; or &quot;andalite&quot; that you always have to look up<br /> <br /> Netherrack<br /> <br /> Balrog wig<br /> <br /> Granite<br /> <br /> Topsoil<br /> <br /> Cement<br /> <br /> Floorboards<br /> <br /> Carpet<br /> <br /> Possesions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}&lt;noinclude&gt;<br /> [[Category:Geology]]<br /> [[Category:Charts]]<br /> [[Category:LOTR]]<br /> [[Category:Animorphs]]</div>

Whoservelt https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:3171:_Geologic_Core_Sample&diff=391394 2025-11-22T00:29:36Z

<p>Whoservelt: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!-- Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and don't delete this text. New comments should be added at the bottom. --&gt;<br /> F1R5T P0ST [[User:Slothscript|Slothscript]] ([[User talk:Slothscript|talk]]) 23:51, 21 November 2025 (UTC)<br /> <br /> How do I add a category? It needs to be in the LOTR category. (Wow it’s hard to edit this thing on a phone) [[User:Kirinhatchi|Kirinhatchi]] ([[User talk:Kirinhatchi|talk]])<br /> <br /> is netherrack a typo?<br /> <br /> andalite is not a rock it's an alien from Animorphs which the author is a fan of. Maybe I'll add it to the Animorphs category page [[User:Whoservelt|Whoservelt]] ([[User talk:Whoservelt|talk]]) 00:28, 22 November 2025 (UTC) oliverD</div>

Whoservelt https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:3171:_Geologic_Core_Sample&diff=391393 2025-11-22T00:28:07Z

<p>Whoservelt: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!-- Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and don't delete this text. New comments should be added at the bottom. --&gt;<br /> F1R5T P0ST [[User:Slothscript|Slothscript]] ([[User talk:Slothscript|talk]]) 23:51, 21 November 2025 (UTC)<br /> <br /> How do I add a category? It needs to be in the LOTR category. (Wow it’s hard to edit this thing on a phone) [[User:Kirinhatchi|Kirinhatchi]] ([[User talk:Kirinhatchi|talk]])<br /> <br /> is netherrack a typo?<br /> <br /> andalite is not a rock it's from animorphs which the author is a fan of. Maybe I'll add it to the animorphs category page [[User:Whoservelt|Whoservelt]] ([[User talk:Whoservelt|talk]]) 00:28, 22 November 2025 (UTC) oliverD</div>

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