Just learned how much of the Grand Canyon is actually missing

Tbh, I was reading an old geology textbook and it said over a billion years of rock layers are gone from the canyon due to erosion. I always pictured it as a complete stack. Anyone else have a favorite 'missing piece' of a famous rock formation?

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ryan7935mo ago

That missing chunk is what makes it so wild to look at.

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lucast815mo ago

Yeah I always thought it was a flaw but now I get it.

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simonk985mo ago

Actually lucast81, it's not really a missing chunk. The design is intentional, that's just how it was built.

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nancy_wood2mo ago

Hang on, are we really calling a missing chunk of a building "wild"? I mean, I get it looks different, but people act like it's some kind of architectural miracle. You could say the same thing about a broken fence post or a dented car. It's just a design choice, not exactly a miracle of engineering. Maybe calm down a little, it's a building, not a UFO sighting.

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