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So it seems that Megan tells Cueball to ignore the layers in the rock, as there is evidence that the valley they are in is a recent rift valley. It was formed in cracking following the lifting up of the surrounding rocks. | So it seems that Megan tells Cueball to ignore the layers in the rock, as there is evidence that the valley they are in is a recent rift valley. It was formed in cracking following the lifting up of the surrounding rocks. | ||
− | The title text is a wordplay, as it could sound like "nice butt". {{w|Gneiss}} is a type of | + | The title text is a wordplay, as it could sound like "nice butt". {{w|Gneiss}} is a type of rock made up of different bands, and a {{w|butte}} is an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top, but smaller than a {{w|plateau}}. However, "butte" is not pronounced like "butt", but as "beaut". |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Two people are doing a geological survey | + | :[Two people are doing a geological survey.] |
:Megan: Forget the bedding - we were wrong about the whole valley. | :Megan: Forget the bedding - we were wrong about the whole valley. | ||
:Cueball: The spreading is recent. | :Cueball: The spreading is recent. | ||
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:Megan: See the friction breccia? | :Megan: See the friction breccia? | ||
:Cueball: Oh - flow cleavage! | :Cueball: Oh - flow cleavage! | ||
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:[An idea pops into Megan's head.] | :[An idea pops into Megan's head.] | ||
− | :[ | + | :[The same idea pops into Cueball's head.] |
:Megan: This orogeny | :Megan: This orogeny | ||
:Cueball: is driven by a | :Cueball: is driven by a | ||
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:Cueball: ''thrust'' fault | :Cueball: ''thrust'' fault | ||
− | :[They both drop to the ground | + | :[They both drop to the ground in a fit of passion.] |
− | + | :Geology: Surprisingly erotic. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |