Yeah geology is fun. Lots of hands on stuff, class camping trips out to the field usually once a semester at least. Then there's field camp which is a couple months in the wilderness mapping outcrops and studying local geology. I think it's one of the most fun majors you can do, but I'm biased.
Yes. I have a geology degree. How else am I supposed to distinguish apatite from halite. I've licked many rocks. Mineralogy, petrology, and sedemenary Rocks and fossils all had finals that involved having 50 rocks in front of you to identify
I just put mint on a 2015 dell shit laptop that barley functioned with windows. Now it's a perfectly fine computer. I don't do much besides use the internet but it struggled with that before.
AM is ante meridian and PM is post meridian. It's referenced to the prime meridian through Greenwich UK. If the sun is to the east of the line (ie. Before noon where it is vertical) it's before (ante) the meridian. If it's after (post) noon it's after the meridian. It's all outdated but that's how time works.
Yeah WD 40 is great for adhesive removal. I used it all the time on materials that can't stand up to acetone or harder solvents. Just wash with IPA or dish soap after so you don't have slippery shoes.
It could be as simple as a bad sag sensor so it didn't sense any load on the gear to prevent retraction. Not really a big story. Failures happen in every system. It's only an issue if it happens to more units.
Yeah geology is fun. Lots of hands on stuff, class camping trips out to the field usually once a semester at least. Then there's field camp which is a couple months in the wilderness mapping outcrops and studying local geology. I think it's one of the most fun majors you can do, but I'm biased.