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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago

Uh, We’re Running Out of Sand—And It’s a Bigger Problem than You Might Think

www.popularmechanics.com

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Uh, We’re Running Out of Sand—And It’s a Bigger Problem than You Might Think

www.popularmechanics.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago
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We mine more sand every year than any other solid material, and scientists warn that we’re taking more than the planet can replenish.

https://archive.ph/6eeKS

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    Given how we’re using helium, I cannot imagine anyone being allowed to fix this until the billionaires are all murdered and their lines extinguished.

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      That’s an extremely violent thing to say !

      Thank you, you little Rebel <3

      • PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au
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        Cut your way through the great filter! Cut his throat and shit down his neck!

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    Sorry, I used all of it for my sand castle

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