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Time to make some soup!! (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There's no way these wouldn't be ground up after 500 million years.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yup, OP text writer has no idea what they're talking about. The organisms that make this sand still exist today and are still making this sand

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/okinawa-japan-star-sand

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Perhaps they meant that these organisms are themselves ancient?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Probably like the sand that looks loke amazing snowflakes. The image for that one used selected granules from thousands (billions). Most sand is just ugly, and micro plastics.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh my god I forgot about those. I unironically loved them.

[–] rocketpoweredredneck 3 points 3 months ago

My sister in law has a case of these, just chilling in the garage. Never to be eaten.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

New band Okinawa Boneyard and their thrash metal album Skeleton Beach.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Perfection. 10/10, would listen.

Edit to add: Damn, now I really want an Okinawa Boneyard band t-shirt.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I love that one - it's on their Christmas album!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Huh.. I didn't think oyster crackers were actually ancient oysters. 🤔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

This is truly what you were eating in this soup as a kid, WAS IT WORTH IT???

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Deadline, schmedline! I got your deadline right here, pal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Imagine walking on them barefooted.

[–] biggerbogboy 1 points 3 months ago

Goldfish 2: Okinawa boogaloo