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• CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  animalsaroundtheglobe.com/why-parrotfish-poop-whi…

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  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    How does that compare to the quantity of sand already in existence? There was a long period of time (millions and millions of years) when there were no parrotfish, but billions of tons of calcium carbonate being eroded by the weather.

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    • Abyssian@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      What a stupid thing to bicker about. Good work, people on the internet. o_O

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      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I didn’t read it as bickering at all, just two people with an interest in sand, trying to get to the truth.

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      • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        We’ve all got our hobbies

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    • CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Could very well have been other animals over time.

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    • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      How much of all the planet’s sand is on beaches frequenteeed by humans? Perhaps the interesting samples are over-represented but they’re still neat.

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      How does that compare to the quantity of sand already in existence?

      Seeing as there’s now a shortage of water-eroded sand, probably a good portion of it

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      • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Are you thinking of sand that’s easily accessible (so not under many metres of sea) and suitable for use in concrete?

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