[photonthug]

Most people do this so that they can eat the rocks afterward. They are shiny and very nutritious, and it strengthens the teeth. It's normal for some teeth to break off during this phase, but a) you already have colorful rocks to replace the teeth with, and b) old broken teeth can now be placed inside the tumbler for smoothing. 9/10 geologists agree that unsmoothed teeth that aren't made of rock are the number one cause of oral hygiene problems

[lossyalgo]

+1 can confirm. Also the best rock candy is made with actual rocks.

[DonHopkins]

You can train the smart ones [1], and even wirelessly remotely control them with a mobile app [2], as long as you restrict yourself to commanding them to do things they were going to do anyway, just like cats.

Kudos to the Stoned Republicans of the High Frontier Panel and The Heritage Foundation for their groundbreaking earth shattering work on Smart Rocks!

[1] Brilliant Pebbles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Pebbles#Smart_Rocks

>In March 1988, Teller and Wood were able to directly brief President Reagan on the concept, taking the model pebble with them and theatrically hiding it under a black cloth when reporters were allowed to take pictures. Teller reiterated that the price for the system would be on the order of $10 billion.

Photographic proof (not AI generated): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brilliant_Pebbles_present...

[2] Pet Rock Remote Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG0FAKkaisg

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[hagbard_c]

This must be the first true troll to ever land on this site, freshly escaped from Discworld.

For those who don't understand I'd just point at the dietary habits of Discworld trolls.

[sumnole]

Halite is my favorite. I grind it up and put it in everything.

[Balgair]

It's so rare though! Mars has a lot, but Earth has like only a handful of places. Use the artificial stuff instead, much cheaper!