California Town Fixes Crooked Curb, Breaks Geologists' Hearts

To the average pedestrian, it was just a curb. To an observant one, perhaps, it was an oddly misaligned curb.

To geologists, it was a snapshot of the earth’s shifting tectonic plates — an accidental experiment, a field trip destination for decades.

But to the town of Hayward, Calif., it was just a bit of subpar infrastructure.

The Los Angeles Times sums up what happened next:

“Then, one early June day, a city crew decided to fix the faulty curb — pun intended.

Source: Texas Public Radio

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California Town Fixes Crooked Curb, Breaks Geologists' Hearts

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