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Saw these weird statue-like things in a parking lot (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Chess pieces made out of stone. Stone is not recyclable or biodegradable or compostable. If you throw them in the landfill they will be there for millions of years. This is a pretty minor spill though.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's really disgusting how people just toss their old used stones out into the wilderness like they're just rocks or something... Smh damn litterbugs

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Microstone is everywhere. Soon most of the planet’s beaches will be covered with teeny tiny rocks.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And now we've got microstone pollution everywhere 😔 such a shame

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

New description for sand has been unlocked.

[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

microstone pollution

A.k.a. sand? It's terrible stuff. It's coarse and irritating, and it gets everywhere...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The ocean is full of it and our beaches are awash with the stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

One time I ate a spoonful of microstone. Gross

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 3 points 9 months ago

Probably not crossing the blood-brain barrier or placenta, I'll give it that. But yes it can get itchy