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Fun to see my state on hacker news for something positive. Kentucky has what's called karst topography. Meaning that our bedrock is predominantly calcite rocks
by malfist 3y ago
Fun to see my state on hacker news for something positive.
Kentucky has what's called karst topography. Meaning that our bedrock is predominantly calcite rocks like limestone. These rocks are worn away by anything slightly acidic, including rain.
Groundwater, which we have plenty of, makes for lots of sinkholes and caves. Also gives us some really hard water and hay that is high in mineral content. That hay is why Lexington is the horse capital of the world (self proclaimed).
- jrh3 3y agoWent on a Scout trip to Mammoth Cave in the 90's. What an amazing experience. We did a late night 2 hour+ hike through one of the cave systems. True spelunking!
- IggleSniggle 3y agoI like to call digging through legacy code, "code spelunking." Lots of hidden sinkholes and other invisible dangers there, too!
- dendrite9 3y agoKentucky was the first topographically mapped state in the Nation and the only one I think to be completely geologically mapped in detail. I think that's pretty cool.