LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoDoing it nowpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1531arrow-down118
arrow-up1513arrow-down1imageDoing it nowpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square48linkfedilink
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·2 months agoHow does that compare to the quantity of sand already in existence? There was a long period of time (millions and millions of years) when there were no parrotfish, but billions of tons of calcium carbonate being eroded by the weather.
minus-squareCatsGoMOW@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoCould very well have been other animals over time.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoHow much of all the planet’s sand is on beaches frequenteeed by humans? Perhaps the interesting samples are over-represented but they’re still neat.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago How does that compare to the quantity of sand already in existence? Seeing as there’s now a shortage of water-eroded sand, probably a good portion of it
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoAre you thinking of sand that’s easily accessible (so not under many metres of sea) and suitable for use in concrete?
minus-squareAbyssian@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·2 months agoWhat a stupid thing to bicker about. Good work, people on the internet. o_O
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoI didn’t read it as bickering at all, just two people with an interest in sand, trying to get to the truth.
minus-squareAbyssian@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoI might be extra cranky. I hate sand.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThen why keep reading about it and then lash out when you don’t even understand what you are reading…? There was no bickering.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoWe’ve all got our hobbies
How does that compare to the quantity of sand already in existence? There was a long period of time (millions and millions of years) when there were no parrotfish, but billions of tons of calcium carbonate being eroded by the weather.
Could very well have been other animals over time.
How much of all the planet’s sand is on beaches frequenteeed by humans? Perhaps the interesting samples are over-represented but they’re still neat.
Seeing as there’s now a shortage of water-eroded sand, probably a good portion of it
Are you thinking of sand that’s easily accessible (so not under many metres of sea) and suitable for use in concrete?
What a stupid thing to bicker about. Good work, people on the internet. o_O
I didn’t read it as bickering at all, just two people with an interest in sand, trying to get to the truth.
I might be extra cranky. I hate sand.
Fuck off, Anakin.
Then why keep reading about it and then lash out when you don’t even understand what you are reading…? There was no bickering.
We’ve all got our hobbies