You interact with igneous rocks every single day, probably without knowing it. That granite countertop? Ignored. The glass in your window? Made from melted sand, which is basically a distant cousin of obsidian. The pumice stone in your bathroom? You already know that story, and you’re not okay with it.
So next time you see a dark, speckled rock on a hike, pick it up. It might be a piece of cooled magma from some ancient cosmic burp. Hold it in your hand and think about the millions of years it took to get there. Then drop it because it’s probably heavier than you expected, and laugh about how you just recreated the rock’s origin story—it was once dropped by gravity too.
And if anyone asks why you’re carrying a rock around? Just say, “I’m bonding with Earth’s tantrum collection.” They’ll either get it or they won’t, but either way, you’ll be the most interesting person at the picnic.
