April 20, 2009: Beach Sand

xoxoxoBruce · 04-19-2009, 09:59 PM

Discover has a series of pictures of beach sand.
The variation in shape and color are amazing by themselves, but Discover also describes how the different grains were created, where and what from.

I was not surprised that some sand comes from rock, but some comes from sea critters and some from pollution.

monster · 04-19-2009, 10:44 PM

So if you poop on a cruise ship, you get immortalized on a beach?

We don't need recipes for sand -just time travel. The ancients in Mesa Verde and environs used sandstone to grind their corn, so it was a part of pretty much every meal.

Slight · 04-19-2009, 11:09 PM

Bruce, second post for the 19th?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-20-2009, 07:01 AM

Just think of it as my first screw-up of the 20th.

capnhowdy · 04-20-2009, 07:50 AM

The only good way to eat this is to put it in capsules and swallow it whole. The flavor is not bad but the texture sucks.

Srsly, tho... great IoTD. Very interesting.

birdclaw · 04-20-2009, 11:33 AM

Some of them look like they could be sea critters!

Gravdigr · 04-21-2009, 09:32 PM

Some of them were.

04-19-2009, 09:59 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	April 20, 2009: Beach Sand Discover has a series of pictures of beach sand. The variation in shape and color are amazing by themselves, but Discover also describes how the different grains were created, where and what from. I was not surprised that some sand comes from rock, but some comes from sea critters and some from pollution. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-20-2009 at 07:03 AM.

04-19-2009, 10:44 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	So if you poop on a cruise ship, you get immortalized on a beach? We don't need recipes for sand -just time travel. The ancients in Mesa Verde and environs used sandstone to grind their corn, so it was a part of pretty much every meal. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-20-2009, 07:01 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just think of it as my first screw-up of the 20th. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-20-2009, 07:50 AM	#5
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	The only good way to eat this is to put it in capsules and swallow it whole. The flavor is not bad but the texture sucks. Srsly, tho... great IoTD. Very interesting. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

04-21-2009, 09:32 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Some of them were. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-19-2009, 11:09 PM	#3
Slight Semi-Evil Genius Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boulder CO Posts: 195	Bruce, second post for the 19th?

04-20-2009, 11:33 AM	#6
birdclaw putting the "g" in flight Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 145	Some of them look like they could be sea critters!

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