OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach?

BoomerD · 05-13-2008, 09:13 PM

Each Grain of Sand a Tiny Work of Art | Earth Science | DISCOVER Magazine

There are some pretty cool pics in there, and some of the other galleries are nice as well.

Dentoid · 05-13-2008, 09:18 PM

Awesome!

Stacef · 05-13-2008, 09:33 PM

Origami2547 · 05-13-2008, 09:39 PM

Cool! I've seen star-sand before. In fact, I have several small bottles of it here from my last trip to Okinawa (which, by the way is where I took the picture used in my avatar).

kathywithbirds · 05-13-2008, 09:53 PM

WOW I LOCE that!!!

rlcline76 · 05-13-2008, 09:59 PM

Neat-o

Octoman · 05-13-2008, 10:06 PM

I look through thousands of grains of sand every day in the lab. Foraminifera , like the little puffy white star, are what I am doing my research on. It's really amazing some of the stuff you see in the grains under the scope, I never thought a little glob of dirt could be so pretty!

rlcline76 · 05-13-2008, 10:08 PM

I'll send you some of our sand. I bet scary things are in there.

kathywithbirds · 05-13-2008, 10:16 PM

Yeah I"m wondering what Jersey sand would look like. I'm afraid it might bite you.

BarbMazz · 05-13-2008, 10:38 PM

Us human animals think we're all that. That sand is much prettier than any of us are!

Makes me think that I really can't take any thing for granted. Beauty is in the very smallest things if only we take the time to look.

dfurbee · 05-14-2008, 10:49 AM

WOW! That is awesome. Makes one want to slow down and take more time to really see things.

nikkipigtails · 05-14-2008, 10:56 AM

that's really cool!

05-13-2008, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? Each Grain of Sand a Tiny Work of Art \| Earth Science \| DISCOVER Magazine There are some pretty cool pics in there, and some of the other galleries are nice as well. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? Awesome! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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Stacef Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 1,471 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? wow! __________________ Stace My 20g Build

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Origami2547 Limpet Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ashburn, VA (near DC) Posts: 135 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? Cool! I've seen star-sand before. In fact, I have several small bottles of it here from my last trip to Okinawa (which, by the way is where I took the picture used in my avatar). __________________ Tom

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,799 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? WOW I LOCE that!!! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? Neat-o

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Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,674 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? I look through thousands of grains of sand every day in the lab. Foraminifera , like the little puffy white star, are what I am doing my research on. It's really amazing some of the stuff you see in the grains under the scope, I never thought a little glob of dirt could be so pretty! __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

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rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? I'll send you some of our sand. I bet scary things are in there.

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,799 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? Yeah I"m wondering what Jersey sand would look like. I'm afraid it might bite you. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,819 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Ever wonder what's REALLY in that sand on the beach? that's really cool! __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

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