#3051: Hardwood
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[Cueball is looking down and pointing with a finger towards the floor in front of Blondie who is facing him. Behind her is a picture on the wall showing seven sedimentary layers above each other, assuming the top of the picture is air. Each layer has a different texture than the ones it borders but two are as white as the air at the top, including the bottom-most layer.]
Cueball: So you're saying that if we tear up these layers, there's hardwood flooring under here?
Blondie: ...I mean, sort of...
[Caption below the panel:]
Home remodelers learn about the Carboniferous
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:They may technically have been softwoods at some point, but they definitely aren't now.