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[–]elstabo 4 points5 points ago

Oh that's amazing, looks exactly like the chalk under the microscope that was posted last week. I think its great that we now have something to compare it 2. Heyyyy wait a sec

[–]mattbridel 0 points1 point ago

this is much funnier now because its being posted again.

[–]MadLintElf 2 points3 points ago

Diatomaceous earth, nice.

[–]IAmAQuantumMechanic 1 point2 points ago

Microscope? Are you sure? It kinda looks like a SEM image.

[–]Bluerobin427 4 points5 points ago

To be fair, SEM = scanning electron microscopy. Still a microscope, just not the tabletop light microscope people typically use to look at slides in science classes.

[–]IAmAQuantumMechanic 3 points4 points ago

Ok, I'm going to accept that.

[–]psufan34 1 point2 points ago

Aka: A bunch of Coccolithophores.

[–]Geoidea 1 point2 points ago

I was about to say: Coccolithophores in their pre-chalk stage.

[–]GillStipe 1 point2 points ago

That's not just chalk, but the royal Chalk.

[–]Antichrome 1 point2 points ago

Everything is so alien on the small side. SCIENCE

[–]sandcat_1 1 point2 points ago

emiliania huxleyi! I worked with these little dudes in the lab for a year!