Paying mercenaries big bucks to fight a resource war over seemingly useless gravel filled land might seem absurd, but I am here to tell as a geologist that it is actually profitable. I am absolutely NOT referring to the real world, but rather the video game "Team Fortress 2", which this is the actual lore of the game. Why? Well, gravel is one of the most economically valuable (in terms of total value mined each year) non elemental resources the United States and also the world mines each year. This video is told and analyzed by a geologist. Team Fortress 2 is Free to Play and can be played via Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440/Team_Fortress_2/ If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at geologyhubyt@gmail.com and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY-SA 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] TF2 lore from tf2 comics at https://www.teamfortress.com/comics.php 0:00 Team Fortress 2 Geology 1:22 Gravel Definition 1:38 Gravel Value Today 2:14 Gravel Uses 3:26 Open Pit Mine 4:33 Economics