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860 Types of Sand from Around the World: Interactive Graphic

nytimes.com — Rob Holman collects sand. A coastal oceanographer from Oregon State University, Holman has collected almost a thousand samples. They come from his travels and from geologists and amateurs all over the world...

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  • acmaurer, on 01/07/2009, -0/+21That's actually really cool - I'd never seen blue sand before!
  • enoerew, on 01/08/2009, -0/+17Not a very interactive graphic. Why show so many data points with no associated pictures?
  • sdellboy, on 01/08/2009, -0/+5He's planning on building a REALLY large castle...
  • lynchjos, on 01/08/2009, -0/+5gritty
  • T8erT0T, on 01/08/2009, -0/+5Back in the day I had an earth science teacher that had a sand collection and would make students bottle some wherever they went to give to her. I used to think she was crazy, now I appreciate sand more after this article-- or maybe I'm just stoned enough to consider it cool.
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3I only see 14?
  • PDave, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2Ahh, s#!* competition for my recently launched watchgrassgrow.com
  • acceleration, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2"So, the next time you're walking on the beach, enjoying an hourglass or making cheap, low-grade windshields, think where we'd be without sand, sand, saaandd!"
  • pseudologue, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1This was oddly fascinating. At face value, someone collecting sand just seems similar to someone collecting... something boring, but it's actually pretty ***** cool.
  • CaptainSponge, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1I'm surprised there's not the different white sands from Australian beaches. I found it very interesting.... There's a Rainbow beach that has sand with all colors of the rainbow. Also, the white sand in Waikiki, Hawaii was actually imported from Australia
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Maybe this is the Sandman Metallica sang about.
  • adventflux, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1"Sand is overrated."
  • BCPneumatics, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Hmm, no pictures of any of the 4 sands found in Antarctica, I wonder why.
    Also, some of these seem to be pushing the boundary between sand and rocks. Still a pretty cool article though.
  • josepablos, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1another fact for my brain!-
  • Parkerman1700, on 01/08/2009, -1/+2When I was a baby I ate sand.
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Hmmm Blue silicon wafers ...... or blue glass. Green and Clear are over rated.
  • spyd3rweb, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Phuket has some cool sand.
  • babyheadout, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1I hate sand. It's coarse, it's rough, it gets into everything...Not like digg. Here everything is soft...and smooth.
  • UselessTrivia, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Someone keep Anakin Skywalker away from this article. He hates sand.
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Hey! I can bike to Rodeo Beach from my house! It's only a 5 minute drive away!
  • DAILYCROW, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1oops sorry ~ I was reading more than one article. Wrong response, here.
  • DAILYCROW, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Bush looks like a bow legged cowboy that just got out of the saddle.
    And he's standing out front like Yosemite Sam.
  • haydesigner, on 01/08/2009, -1/+1Stunted is more like it.
  • cheechman85, on 01/08/2009, -1/+1Damn, he's been to a lot of places.... I want to ***** collect sand.
  • OfficialJoe, on 01/08/2009, -1/+1Phuket...we'll do it live!
  • GoldieLocks7300, on 01/11/2009, -0/+0Bizarre Sand photography. The red gravel is amazing, I would hate to try and walk on it.
  • Tomasborlin, on 01/08/2009, -2/+1Interesting stuff .. You've watched it, you CANT unwatch it!
  • inactive, on 01/08/2009, -1/+0Well sir I don't like it.

    Just kidding, you ***** win.
  • OutpostNetwork, on 01/08/2009, -7/+4Very interesting. I bet he's a real hit at parties.
  • vastness, on 01/08/2009, -2/+0Where's the Gritty Kitty sample, huh?!
  • vastness, on 01/08/2009, -2/+0Gritty Kitty ain't so pretty,
    But it's really thick.
    It fills my cat box oh so snug;
    It always does the trick.

    I like to rub it on my toe
    And squish and squish and squish!
    It rare offends my tender nose,
    Like a smelly fish!


    Its texture is a joy to me,
    It's just as smooth as silk.
    It makes my little whiskers twitch;
    It stays crunchy, even in milk!

    I may not be the President,
    I may not be the Pope,
    But as long as I have Gritty Kitty,
    I shall never mope!
  • Maxmaxxwell, on 01/08/2009, -5/+1titty
  • smackert, on 01/08/2009, -9/+4lol @ "Phuket" from Thailand.....im so immature.
  • mstachiw, on 01/08/2009, -7/+2how the hell did I get sand THERE? x860

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