Can you measure the pore space and bulk density of the soil in your front yard? By your percentages can you determine what soil texture you live on? I am officially a nerd because I can. Yes folks, I can and I did.
And while I was driving out at the farm the other day, I actually said out loud, "ooo, i'm gonna drive all the way up to the gate because my jeep can cover this hardpan." Who says that! The normal person would have noted that they could drive over the sand because it was a hard dirt road... but not me... crazy Mr. Dodson has changed my life.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, the soil in my yard has a 46% pore space and is considered Sandy Clay Loam.