My cousin thought my petrified wood was just a weird piece of firewood

Last summer at a family cookout in Boise, I brought a nice piece of petrified wood I found on a hike. My cousin Mike picked it up, turned it over, and asked if I was going to throw it on the grill. He genuinely thought it was just a heavy, weird log. I told him it was over 50 million years old, and he just stared at it and said, 'So, it's a rock that used to be a tree? That's the dumbest magic trick ever.' I had to explain the whole silica replacement process while he held a hot dog. Has anyone else had to defend a cool rock from being used as a barbecue accessory?

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henry_anderson5424d ago

Used to think rocks were boring until I found some myself.

dianawilson24d ago

My cousin has a whole basement full of rocks he collected. I always thought that was the weirdest hobby. But then I held a piece of obsidian he found, and it was like holding glass made by a volcano.

dylanwells24d ago

Totally get that, obsidian is wild stuff. I picked up a piece on a hike once and just stared at it for ten minutes. It's crazy how something so simple can feel so special.