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[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee 114 points 1 year ago

The world is running out of sand.

It's one of the most used materials in the world for construction but islands are disappearing because of its limited supply.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Oh no. For some reason I thought we were manufacturing the sand used in construction and stuff. At what point do we stop stealing it and start making it? Is that actually any better?

[-] sixapples@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago
[-] JoeyJoJoJuniour@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Same way nature does, grind up bigger rocks

[-] sixapples@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Why not just use the rocks themselves then

[-] Knightfall@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Because they're not sand, silly!

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

They’re big sand

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