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

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

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 weeks 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 1 week ago

Perhaps they meant that these organisms are themselves ancient?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] rocketpoweredredneck 3 points 2 weeks ago

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Perfection. 10/10, would listen.

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine walking on them barefooted.

[–] biggerbogboy 1 points 2 weeks ago

Goldfish 2: Okinawa boogaloo