Limestone is a common type of sedimentary rock which I find uncommonly interesting! It’s mostly calcium carbonate, which is also what eggshells 🥚, seashells 🐚, and pearls 🦪 are made out of.

In places where it rains a lot, limestone erodes easily, which results in simply gorgeous landscapes such as:

Hạ Long Bay in Vietnam

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar

The Li River in China

Additionally, the world’s longest (Mammoth) and deepest (Veryovkina Krubera is once again the world’s deepest cave, thank you to SockOlm for pointing that out) cave systems are both found in limestone formations

Mammoth Cave in the United States

Veryovkina Cave in Georgia/Abkhazia/Russia (disputed territory)

image sources

Thumbnail https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ElTorcal0408.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

Hạ Long Bay https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay_in_Vietnam.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tsingy_de_Bemaraha.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

Li River https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Li-Flussfahrt-160-Huegel-2012-gje.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

Mammoth Cave https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammoth_Cave_Rotunda_(USGS_Lwt02830).jpg#mw-jump-to-license

Veryovkina Cave https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veryovkina_cave._Babatunda_pit.jpg#mw-jump-to-license


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  • MyKingdomForAnEssay [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    doubt/doomposting

    keep trying to subtly hint that I might be trans to my trans friend but she won’t violate the prime directive (or more likely, my “hints” are way too subtle). god I’m such a coward. I’m so deep in the closet I’m not even out to myself. and now with everything going to hell in a handbasket I don’t know if I’ll ever be out, not if I’m still living here anyway. even writing this I feel like I’m committing fraud by posting in this thread madeline-sadeline

    • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      cat-trans I’m terrified of coming out. So far I’ve come out to two people, both of whom I am able to cut out of my life instantly and without effecting anyone else in my life (no mutuals etc). That’s obviously a lot of control to be able to have over the situation. I’m terrified of more. Anyway I guess I’m just saying I understand. This is probably the scariest thing I have ever felt. Anything from- I guess private life making it into the public, especially things people might judge you for is really hard.

      I think you should though cat-trans having people know is really nice when they’re supportive and I’m sure your friend would be.

    • peanutbuttercupola [she/her]@hexbear.netOP
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      Look, you’re definitely trans enough to post in the megathead. meow-hug Also trans people tend to be pretty understanding of this kind of thing - maybe you should be more direct with your friend.

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      meow-hug

      You’re not committing fraud and being aware that “I’m so deep in the closet I’m not even out to myself” sounds likedril my shirt that says “I’m so deep in the closet I’m not even out to myself” is raising a lot of questions clearly answered by my shirt, etc trans-egg

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      Okay now I wanna know what the subtle hints are cause this sounds like a sitcom 😂

      I promise you, coming out even just to your friend will feel like a huge weight off your chest.

      I know extremely well the imposter syndrome you’re clearly feeling. its something many if not most of us have felt. And it sounds like you want confirmation or validation of your transness from your friend, which is something I very much doubt a confused cis person would do.