As you ponder your field of study keep in mind these definitions of
geoscientists told to me by Al Engel
back when
I was in graduate schoool. Granted, we were sipping whiskey in
front of a fire on
a spring break field trip (ok, we were actaully drinking it straight
out of the gallon bottle), so take these with a good sense of humor.
Nevertheless, there is some truth here ...
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A geophysicist is someone who would rather calculate than be correct.
A geochemist is someone with a technique of dubious relevance and certainty in search of money, an idea and a sample.
[note:
despite the "Rube Goldberg"-like nature of this device, it was actually
used on the Challenger expedition (1872-6) to determine carbonic acid
(dissolved CO2) in seawater]
A geologist is someone who is not that bright but has a good sense of direction and a good pair of hiking boots.
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