yeah, the long time theory doesn't match up with layer cake sedimentary rock, it's so obvious
we can watch this happen all day long on the beach, maybe these scientists need to have some more downtime
mud also behaves pretty crazy when it's in a colloidal solution too... but it deposits flat... and i've seen this happen over and over again just by doing dumbshit with pot plants (i mean potted plants, i swears)