You tried to sell your rock collection to a tribe of cannibals while looking for the next big oil fields. Let's just say that they don't appreciate trilobites as much as you do.

You lost your way back from a research trip in the Mohave Desert. You may not make it to see tomorrow, but who cares? With all this Precambrian-era metamorphic rock, you're dying in paradise.

You've discovered the largest dinosaur remains ever found in Mississippi while on a fishing trip. Your boyfriend complains that you take your work everywhere.

You've hit the coal jackpot and it's in your backyard. While testing new equipment, you found a huge coal deposit where Fido digs up the flowers. You buy a new house, a new car, a new Fido.

You found clean groundwater in India. Locals don't have to rely on contaminated surface water. They call you a hero. You sure feel like one.