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18 points

Oh no. For some reason I thought we were manufacturing the sand used in construction and stuff. At what point do we stop stealing it and start making it? Is that actually any better?

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How do you make sand lol.

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12 points

Same way nature does, grind up bigger rocks

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Why not just use the rocks themselves then

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29 points

Put rocks through the “coarse” setting on your coffee grinder.

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6 points

I just chew dried pasta.

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6 points

of coarse

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3 points

That made my teeth hurt.

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5 points

By rubbing sandpaper…duh

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1 point

Shells, coral, and a whole lot of time.

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21 points

Some companies came up with an alternative by grounding cement blocks into cement sand instead.

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16 points

Got it. I’ll just make me some concrete… Alright I need

  1. Cement mix
  2. Pebbles
  3. Sand… oh shit.
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5 points

But we can make sand so you don’t have to worry about that part

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Nice one. lol

On a more serious note, they can find cement from smashed buildings. Destroying old rundown hotels to develop something else. Cool, some one wanna buy those debris and put them to some good use.

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28 points

Isn’t one of the issues that the sand in the deserts isn’t the right kind?

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Yes, sand in the desert and beaches is “too old”, in other words, it’s too smooth and can’t hold material together. That’s why Dubai is importing huge amounts of sand while being literally a city in the desert.

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14 points

Dubai needs to stop it.

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So all we need to do to increase our supply is to rough up some sand?

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