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The first time I heard about this, I wondered why we didn't just blast desert sand at itself to rough it up to give it better properties. Sure it takes some ene
by kylehotchkiss 2y ago
The first time I heard about this, I wondered why we didn't just blast desert sand at itself to rough it up to give it better properties. Sure it takes some energy but the sand mafia probably isn't getting cheaper.
- bee_rider 2y agoIt turns we’re all in the pocket of big sand. Which I guess is better than having big sand in our pockets, as that would scratch up our phones. Then, we’d need new phones, or at least new phone screens… either way, big sand wins!
- backtoyoujim 2y agodale gribble was the forerunner
- kylehotchkiss 2y agoyou're forgetting how much damage it'd do in the charging port!
- telotortium 2y agoThat would probably cause the sand to become smoother.
- mschuster91 2y ago> I wondered why we didn't just blast desert sand at itself to rough it up to give it better properties. The grain size of desert (or most maritime) sand is already far too small, and if you blast it to pieces it will get even smaller - too small to be used for concrete.