Earth Miner Cracks Open An Old Rock And What He Found Was Completely Unexpected - Earth.com

Funk worked for hours with the excavator. Its massive crane grabbed massive rocks from the ground and lifted them into the air. Things were going as expected. The crater he created in the soil was filled with sand, oil, and bitumen. As he was unraveling the earth, he could not help but feel like he was moving backward in time. His mind was consumed by thoughts of how amazing it could be if he actually uncovered something.

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