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minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·1 个月前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.
minus-squareCatsGoMOW@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 个月前Could very well have been other animals over time.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 个月前 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-up0arrow-down1·1 个月前Are you thinking of sand that’s easily accessible (so not under many metres of sea) and suitable for use in concrete?
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 个月前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.
minus-squareTrump Rapes Kids@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·1 个月前What a stupid thing to bicker about. Good work, people on the internet. o_O
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 个月前I didn’t read it as bickering at all, just two people with an interest in sand, trying to get to the truth.
minus-squareTrump Rapes Kids@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 个月前I might be extra cranky. I hate sand.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 个月前Then 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-down1·1 个月前We’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.
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?
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.
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