All Our National Monuments Have a Hidden Geological History

All human cosmos is a meaningless radar target in the lordly schema of meter . Nice thought for a Monday , ripe ? But you know that already , so here ’s another way to reckon about it : All the grand repository we buildare made of stone M of times olderthan the historic blips they commemorate .

PBS Digital Studios ’ “ It ’s fine to be impertinent ” seriesdives into the ancient , almost unfathomable history behind the construction blocks we use to honor the retentiveness of events that just happened , on a geologic timeline anyway . There ’s no criminal offense in trying to carry on our yesteryear , but there ’s more than a little irony in using such truly ancient textile to do it .

Oh and there is a offence in that backing soundtrack , but if you could tune up it out , the message is deserving hearing . [ It ’s fine to be chic ]