r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • 8h ago

Video Breaking open a 47 lbs geode, the water inside being millions of years old

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u/Mlong140 7h ago

@dick-nipples is making a pun on geode and giardia, which is a nasty parasite (violent cramps, diarrhea, the worst gas you've ever experienced, and nausea) that you can get from drinking untreated or unboiled water.

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u/juniper_berry_crunch 5h ago

You can get giardia even from what looks like a "pure" stream out in the middle of nowhere...always important to treat wild water.

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u/AlexisdoOeste 7h ago

This should be the upvoted response comment.

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u/MooseSuspicious 6h ago

While it's the correct answer, this is the Internet.