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DeNoodle t1_ixagdsn wrote
This sounds highly dubious, but I'm no geologist or seismologist.
RedSonGamble t1_ixaic7g wrote
Sand is the new gold. If you know somewhere that has sand go gather it up and wait for the value to skyrocket. Quick everyone!
HordeofHobbits21 t1_ixainsg wrote
I’ve got a jar of dirt
Landlubber77 t1_ixal68b wrote
New Zealand is the world's number one exporter of salt due to their ratio of coastline to landmass.
fazalmajid t1_ixaondf wrote
In India, illegal sand mining is a big mafia business. Apparently only some specific kinds of sand are usable for concrete, and the world is running out.
SecondTryBadgers t1_ixaootj wrote
Are you an earthquakeologist? Or maybe a exportologist would have a better understanding…
DeNoodle t1_ixapo5g wrote
I'm an onlyunderstandthegist.
Yanlex t1_ixavbtl wrote
Its the Netherlands. NZ isn't even top 10.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061281/trade-value-of-leading-salt-exporter/
Billy_Likes_Music t1_ixaz69m wrote
But do you play one on TV?
sonofblackbird t1_ixazca4 wrote
Don’t let r/WallStreetBets catch wind of this or $and will skyrocket
RedSonGamble t1_ixb3m3f wrote
Lmao I wish. I can just imagine people with shovels down at the beach. However if there wasn’t tons of sand it would be funny to inflate the price of sand. No more sandboxes a 25lb bag of sand is now 1k
Sorcerous_Tiefling t1_ixb6ll6 wrote
This is correct. Sand that you would find in deserts has been blowing around for so long that it is extremely fine and uniform which actually makes it very bad for construction purposes.
radio_allah t1_ixbkoy1 wrote
Anakin is not happy at this turn of events.
itsn0ts0bad t1_ixbrq6z wrote
The other side of the story.
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/5c6485bb-c357-48be-9d12-bf7c1d422d0e
cdnchronics t1_ixbws3b wrote
FYI Manufactured sand or manufactured fine aggregate (MFA) is produced by reducing larger pieces of aggregate into sand-sized aggregate particles. Manufactured sands tend to be used in mixtures in areas where natural sand is not available or not cost effective to be hauled to the needed location
Skunkdunker t1_ixc29ws wrote
Often just crushed concrete, right?
DikkeDakDuif t1_ixc7du9 wrote
Just a lurking redditist here
dumbleydore94 t1_ixcwzsv wrote
Ok, there's probably a very good reason I'm just to uneducated to realize, but why don't we take some of that desert sand and replace island sand with it?
sofa_king_we_todded t1_ixcy8pc wrote
Making a guess but might be two reasons at least: one, it’ll be extremely expensive for little benefit. Second, for the same reason why it’s bad in concrete, the grains of sand are so small and smooth that it probably won’t keep its shape and disperse too easily in the water
deadpatronus t1_ixd0fzo wrote
Can I guess what's inside it?
fazalmajid t1_ixd1kew wrote
I believe it is too smooth and it doesn't stick to the cement in concrete well enough.
tequila_slurry t1_ixf8pi8 wrote
Ocean sand naturally has microscopic small particles of shells/coral etc. which actually make up a great deal of it. These are an absolutely necessary component of concrete. That's why glass bottles ground into sand, granite sand, and desert sand are completely unsuitable in making concrete. I believe it's more about chemical makeup than grit size (which would be completely controllable when grinding glass and stone into sand).
RobinsShaman t1_ixa8vr3 wrote
Sand mining is the extraction of sand, mainly through an open pit (or sand pit) but sometimes mined from beaches and inland dunes or dredged from ocean and river beds. Sand is often used in manufacturing, for example as an abrasive or in concrete