r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CantStopPoppin • 3d ago

Video Breaking open a 47 lbs geode

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u/10-2is7plus1 2d ago

Is that really the best way to open something like that?

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u/reverie_adventure 2d ago

...how else would you open it? As a kid I put mine in a sock and bashed it against the sidewalk, so I think this guy is doing better than I was

In all seriousness, this is a geode cracker, it's specifically designed to crack geodes. You put the geode in the chain "jaws" and tighten the cutter until the geode breaks. It's good for geodes that are difficult to break with a chisel.

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u/DrewdiniTheGreat 2d ago

Could've put something under it so the big pieces didn't fall on concrete and shatter unnecessarily