HOW BIG IS THAT IN ASTEROIDS?

Boulder the size of a large boulder removed after blocking Highway 21

(Thanks to Craig Roberts)

Comments

[Jim]

I suppose the editor may have called in sick that day. He may otherwise be looking for another job today.

[rintinglen]

Well, my foot is a foot long, so why can't a boulder be the size of a large boulder? Or 6.3 washing machines?

[Jeff Meyerson]

Calling editorial, stat!

[MOTW]

"The headline .. is an homage to this classic viral Tweet from 2020 from the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office in Colorado: Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Hwy 145 . . ."

[Mike Smith]

Heh. The pictures appear to show at least TWO large boulders the size of... well, for want of a better phrase, small asteroids.

[wanderer2575]

Too bad this didn't happen in one of the cities named Boulder. The editor's head might have exploded.

[Clankie]

The U.S. government Bureau of Weights and Measures officially defines ' Boulder ' as equal to ' one boulder ' .

[wiredog]

I guess we're taking the presence of a serious editor for granite.

[the ghost of Ed McMahon]

How bold was it?

[Paul Bunyan]

Finally! passed that kidney stone.

[OR Highway Dept.]

Highway 27 rocks!

[Rod]

In geology, the word "boulder" does have a specific meaning, referring to the classification of rocks/sediments/particles by size. Although I seriously doubt the reporter knows that.

A boulder is any rock bigger than 10-12 inches (there are competing scales), so obviously there are boulders people can pick up easily. Then there's the more colloquial use of "boulder" to describe a rock too big to pick up.

So a "boulder as big as a boulder" actually makes sense, albeit sort of weirdly.

[Donkey]

I like that boulder. That is a nice boulder!

[Pullet Surprise]

Just think of the money judi could make getting a job in Idaho sorting out this rocky situation for these people.

But it is not likely since she is an executive a corporate job, smoking big cigars, drinking fancy scotches, and her feet up on her walnut desk. When asked to comment about all this judi was quoted to say, "Dave who?"

[Pullet Surprise]

As a comparison, the boulder was the size of a 500 lb ball of pythons.

[wiredog]

is there an over the shoulder holder for the boulder?

[man tom]

Officials with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) want to remind drivers in this Gem of a state not to take the highway for granite.

Safety measures have been put into place.

[Landscaping Chair, Church of the Big Wood]

I want those boulders for our rock garden.