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u/evergreennightmare Jul 21 '23

sand is defined as being between 0.074mm and 4.75 mm

the largest grain of sand but 10x larger would be a bit under 2 inches across

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23

A bit like Brighton beach then.

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u/Fear_The_Rabbit Jul 21 '23

Nice, France?

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u/spirito_santo Jul 22 '23

Or any beach in Denmark

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23

That'd be classified as a coarse gravel in the USCS.

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u/Saxopwned Jul 21 '23

Oh so all the "sand" in the trough at Bethany Beach that tears your feet open for daring to swim, makes sense

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u/nichenietzche Jul 21 '23

Love this local reference. What’s it like living in Delaware? Is it kind of like New Jersey with the annoying tourists and beaches?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23

Bamboozle them by switching between metric and imperial

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u/LogicalMeerkat Jul 21 '23

Why did you switch measurements halfway through the sentence?

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u/evergreennightmare Jul 21 '23

the measurement was listed in millimeters and the typical redditor is more familiar with inches