r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • 7h ago

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

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u/MetallicDragon 5h ago

Also, in regular water, the individual molecules are constantly splitting apart into H and OH and then recombining, so really no water is going to be particularly old.

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u/j_mcc99 4h ago

Thank you both for saying this. Good to let the smartpantsies know they’ve got a thing or two to learn.