A microscopic look at why the world is running out of sand

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Humans are using more sand than the Earth is naturally producing, and that’s a problem for the global construction industry. But it turns out that the usefulness of sand depends on the science of each tiny little grain. We went on a sand scavenger hunt to collect some samples, look at them under a microscope, and try to figure out why sand scarcity is such a problem.
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@VergeScience 5 лет назад

What else should we look at under our microscope?

@osfordteo9278 5 лет назад

Water molecules?

@kingsunni2206 5 лет назад

Do a video on the cosmos

@shoe7393 5 лет назад

Processors

@pirateman1966 5 лет назад

MEMS 3D Gyroscope.

@rileybrewington9190 5 лет назад

@@shoe7393 YES. I've been learning about processors and I think it would be cool to see one under a microscope

@jerri1918 5 лет назад

So young sand is edgy? Youth these days.

@ajesusencounter8261 5 лет назад

G O L D

@SacredDaturana 5 лет назад

They're rough, they're irritating, and they get everywhere!

@voivodadracula1936 5 лет назад

New discovery: humans and sand have a lot in common

@user-os8sq3uh4n 5 лет назад

Blackfish and they need to wash out their vaginas

@pyrrehraus6571 5 лет назад

@@voivodadracula1936 Besides Sand having a hardness of 9 on the Moh's Scale and humans have a hardness of 7 at max

@deeb3272 5 лет назад

Thanos shouldve turned people to sand not dust.

@maadtee6281 5 лет назад

It's all part of the bigger picture

@yaboipdizzle2058 5 лет назад

Thanos Car

@tomasbickel58 5 лет назад

That's called "Forward thinking" :)

@temiajuwon8893 5 лет назад

Would've helped with the resource problem

@xumatyt 5 лет назад

But then Thanos would risk killing the very people who could solve the sand (and other resources) shortage.

@Halberddent 5 лет назад

"Oh what do you do for work?" "I make small rocks outta big rocks."

@voidhog1028 5 лет назад

Thats what mining is

@flare_studios. 4 года назад

@@voidhog1028 Well yes but actually *no*

@voidhog1028 4 года назад

@@flare_studios. well a good part of the process before you refine ores, yes lol.

@LadyBeritanavatarius 4 года назад

Reminds me of the Flintstones. That rock quarry Fred worked at. :D

@peglegnoid6139 4 года назад

Breaking rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won.

@Cultleader1984 5 лет назад

Sand dealer: yeah this is 100 percent sand Me: you sure your not a cop

@Cultleader1984 5 лет назад

@Sean Baker pro tip no one cares nerd

@ashtonsenko536 5 лет назад

Sinpai but, does it really matter?

@Pvddai 5 лет назад

X_spectral I said that a month ago, but sure ur op

@bonzolo2358 4 года назад

Danny M fuck off you don’t understand what edgy means

@oscarrasmussen7154 4 года назад

Haha. You're*

@wkm001 5 лет назад

The fact that you made sand interesting for 7.5 minutes is quite an accomplishment. Well done!

@yaboisanic2922 5 лет назад

What am I doing with my life? I just looked at Sand for 7 minutes

@stormeagle81x 4 года назад

Similarly I'd make your feet feel interesting

@allansh828 5 лет назад

I grew up in rural China. I saw a mountain(about 200m tall from ground) in front of my villege disappeared gradually because people were mining rocks for construction.

@temiajuwon8893 5 лет назад

Dang

@AngusMurray 5 лет назад

Wow

@wanderingoryx3710 5 лет назад

Who paid for it?

@NoahNobody 5 лет назад

Mexico

@RickTrajan 5 лет назад

You guys are building many things, go figure.

@awesomehpt8938 4 года назад

Anakin Skywalker will be pleased. He doesn’t like sand.

@M138. 4 года назад

i was going to say that... F

@kamerad_marzuki3631 4 года назад

I will be pleased too because I don't like sand

@user-zy7jx2rn1j 4 года назад

Was looking for this comment

@matsbueno 3 года назад

Cliked on this video just to find if anyone has made this joke =)

@I_didn.t_kill_myself 3 года назад

This is where the fun begins

@skyfish-kj5ww 5 лет назад

i wanna see the environmental impacts. broadening rivers by removing sand and potentially increasing sediment in those rivers can’t be too good for those ecosystems

@daniburke9452 2 года назад

Do u know if they r also digging up gold at the same ?

@sumanthkashyap8366 5 лет назад

Sand Mafia is a real problem here in India. The disappearance of river beds have made the water in the river move with more velocity making it dangerous to dip in.

@DS-Pakaemon 5 лет назад

Why not call them sand pirates? Sounds more interesting

@sumanthkashyap8366 5 лет назад

Debangsu Sarkar 'Mafia' word has reached more to the general population than words like pirates.... It only conveys as 'an organised body of criminals' here and has nothing to the international gangs.

@tonytostada 5 лет назад

Sand cartel?

@DS-Pakaemon 5 лет назад

@@sumanthkashyap8366 Come on, be a sport. I wasn't going into the symantics!

@elias_xp95 5 лет назад

@@skag1881 I shouldn't have laughed at that xD

@Taikamuna 5 лет назад

I never thought sand would be interesting

@tabbiya9174 5 лет назад

You've clearly never seen the sand hot tub

@OlaftheGreat 5 лет назад

It is

@SuperHuristaja 5 лет назад

Moi!

@OlaftheGreat 5 лет назад

@@rinitravichandran7022 Not like here. Here everything is soft and smooth...

@osamabinladen824 5 лет назад

You. Are. Everywhere.

@TheAssyrianking 5 лет назад

Damnit now im worried about sand, add that to the listn

@tavjotz25-benchmarksandgam90 4 года назад

6:59 sand particle wearing glasses

@mrcleeves7106 3 года назад

Amazing

@Max_Le_Groom 3 года назад

He's like, "I'm just chillin.'

@houdini2598 3 года назад

Underrated😂

@alusias3183 5 лет назад

I know this sounds weird but i wanna sort sand grains as a hobby

@isopod6043 5 лет назад

Can I join?

@ItsXxgrandproxx 5 лет назад

I believe a handful of sand graind are more then the amount of stars in the universe

@krowwithakay 5 лет назад

Its Xxgrandproxx are you sure it wasn't a gallon of sand?

@Tmp866 5 лет назад

@@ItsXxgrandproxx I think you got that backwards. They are more stars in the universe then they are grains of sand on Earth.

@scottleft3672 5 лет назад

Better to sift for gemstones.

@PURESTonROBLOX 5 лет назад

So they can grow diamonds but they cant make sand?

@fancyncv110 5 лет назад

LAME! Well diamonds are worthless, while sand isn't

@crateer 5 лет назад

they can.. use your brain. also "growing diamonds" is not hard.

@LangKuoch 5 лет назад

did u even watch the video

@armanke13 5 лет назад

Did you watch the video? 3:43 It may relatively more coarse than natural river sand, but there you have it, they can, just maybe often times it's not at the right cost than just buy sand from somewhere else. 4:30

@kikigood7567 5 лет назад

🤣

@stuv1996 5 лет назад

I'd like to see how the Saharan desert sand looks under a microscope.

@mudane143 3 года назад

6:58 . Is that sand wearing sunglasses . Like a Boss 😎

@tjwest2605 5 лет назад

Anyone else notice the one long grain at 6:59 that looks like it's got shades on? He went on the coolest journey of all. 😎

@SedRockDoc 5 лет назад

Looks like a zircon. :)

@itslee492 5 лет назад

OMG LOL

@amyshaw444 5 лет назад

Haha now I can't unsee it

@amir0313 5 лет назад

TJ West DiD yOu JuSt AsSuME iTs GeNdEr

@Brokenrocktail 5 лет назад

It's pickle sand Rick!!!

@NoNo-nz2tb 5 лет назад

1. Set up coral farms 2. Get parrot fish 3. Farm parrot fish poop (which is literally sand)

@Pvddai 5 лет назад

Coral is also running out

@nyakwarObat 5 лет назад

No No...parrot fish poop sand? Stop playing

@NoNo-nz2tb 5 лет назад

@@nyakwarObat *smh* you are using the word stock incorrectly, a fish stock is an isolated fish group that can be self sustaining, meaning the numbers wont dwindle, but actually will either *INCREASE* or *STAY* the *SAME* (also sorry for not mentioning this, but this kind of farm wont have any parrot fish taken away; unless there is overpopulation)

@peaches7280 5 лет назад

@@nyakwarObat there are only certain types of fish that are captured and used for cooking and eating in massive amounts. Some places do eat parrot fish, but not enough to where it would off put that balance of you were to capture a breed a few for this cause. Though the idea is a bit flawed because of recourses. Don't get cocky bc 1 person couldn't answer your question. I actually considered you a decent person on YT looking for an argument, not a fight like most, but boy, was I wrong. It makes you look more childish than proving the fact that you were correct. 🙄

@andresfelipemisat2885 5 лет назад

Bruh stfu

@stephenyoung1484 Год назад

As a small correction, you mention that the round sand is used in concrete. The two types are commonly known as soft and sharp sand, only sharp sand is used in concrete as it can take more weathering and binds much stronger. The soft sand (round egdes) is used for things like laying brick as it has a softer smoother feel and can be worked much easier in smaller amounts, from a trowel for instance.

@michaelanderson9792 5 лет назад

I was talking to a trucker and asked him what is the choice load for a trucker he said sand and rocks it pay's well and its all local you get to come home every night

@Codetutor-DemystifyCoding 5 лет назад

Very informative... Verge science is getting better with each upload.

@grantsturgeon7881 5 лет назад

Codetutor I thought the information was slowly presented, nice transitions and graphics but that made up most of the video

@dinizen 5 лет назад

Codetutor very informative indeed. except.. why the f am i watching this..

@OmniCasper 5 лет назад

Since you think it's so well made, could you tell me why the world is running out of sand? Because all I could hear was it was a problem locally, not globally. And the title clearly says the WORLD! So please enlighten me.

@MikeFrazee222 5 лет назад

"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."

@robertgonzalez1455 5 лет назад

Yea you look like a softy

@carolinablue6987 5 лет назад

Clayton Frazier thank you for sharing.

@soldierjaytaz9516 5 лет назад

No one understands it but me

@lisaadler507 5 лет назад

Regardless of what you may see in movies or TV do not have sex on the beach. There should honestly be some kind of a public service announcement about this, tbh

@omdx4643 5 лет назад

+Soldier Jay taz Hello There!

@MadScientist126 5 лет назад

*Anakin Skywalker’s heavy intense angry breathing increases*

@jackcollins2568 5 лет назад

Anakin would be very happy with this news.

@navyasharma2750 4 года назад

Lol

@niqqu1011 5 лет назад

Can’t believe I just watched a video about a gut talking about sand and concrete

@voivodadracula1936 5 лет назад

A gut that talks?

@user-mx8kh2wk5x 5 лет назад

Wtf

@MOSMASTERING 5 лет назад

Thats because if its well presented, all subjects can be interesting. You should look into the Sand Mafia!

@disappointedcucumber 5 лет назад

wheres the stomack acid

@disappointedcucumber 5 лет назад

Wait, are you talking to me?

@Coyot0xx0 5 лет назад

If you think about it, the stone age isn't over. It's just went microscopic.

@martintorres378 5 лет назад

Very smart observation.

@RickySupriyadi 5 лет назад

that some kind of point of view, so technically we are in microscopic stone age not nano tech age 😑

@mythic_omen948 5 лет назад

Gabor Kecskes you do know that it was called the Stone Age because most early humans used stone tools in everyday life right?

@Coyot0xx0 5 лет назад

@@mythic_omen948 I know buddy. Cool out.

@Coyot0xx0 5 лет назад

@@martintorres378 Nerd hook

@normalsaline8913 5 лет назад

Why is the world running out of sand? Because I keep taking it home in my arse crack when I come home from the beach. My bad guys.

@kristiann4346 5 лет назад

I’m an intern in a frac sand lab so I was mostly just watching this video to see how accurate it would be lol. You want different properties for frac sand than you do in concrete sand but Y’all did a good job here though 👍

@andreas4010 5 лет назад

I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

@wnisewond59 5 лет назад

i knew i would find a starwars comment

@andreas4010 5 лет назад

from my point of view you should go away

@DarkAngelEU 5 лет назад

Aww whatchu gonna do about it? Kill the younglings?

@corasolagalar 5 лет назад

I clicked on this video just to find this comment

@DirtyPoul 5 лет назад

Sand may be coarse, but it's not as coarse as gravel!

@lepterfirefall 5 лет назад

Better to say world is running out of sand of a certain type. The Sahara desert kind of shows there is plenty of sand.

@amonkeyhastwobrains4804 4 года назад

But it cannot be used for binding with cement to make buildings.

@XerxesPrinceOfPersia 4 года назад

Did u watch the video

@aesthetic_vibesxx8643 3 года назад

Damn is that you in your pfp 🤤🤤

@user-tzzglsstle585e38 2 года назад

the 2 comments misunderstood the op's comment which is talking abouy the articles saying "we're running out of sand"

@lepterfirefall 2 года назад

@@user-tzzglsstle585e38yep.... I did watch the video despite what a commenter said. I read the title and came up with a more accurate description of what the video was trying to say. The world is running out of certain types of sand. The title implies we are running out of sand, which we clearly aren't.

@franzliszt654 3 года назад

Earth: I'm running out of sand Hermitcraft: Same

@explodingdustrags2952 3 года назад

Lol

@KristaWaple 3 года назад

So Corey found quartz with corners in the quarry sand? That's my new "she sells seashells."

@Rahul-yp1gd 5 лет назад

so basically the sahara desert can't be of any help

@BavarianM 5 лет назад

Unfortunately

@alchris8041 5 лет назад

@@BavarianM fortunately*

@loadinsomething292 5 лет назад

@@alchris8041* Unfortunately

@wangkevin3431 5 лет назад

@@loadinsomething292 fortunately*

@heya4405 5 лет назад

@@wangkevin3431 *Unfortunately

@poioio96 5 лет назад

"we are gonna *sand* them to New York"

@itsthem5699 5 лет назад

Thank you Balázs

@ablopez2611 5 лет назад

Very cool

@molboboi5499 5 лет назад

wow

@Theo4871 5 лет назад

Came here looking for this

@luiothatsit3517 5 лет назад

leave

@Roberto-REME 2 года назад

Excellent video: informative, interesting, entertaining and very well narrated. Well done!

@ivangonzalez-chavez1490 5 лет назад

At 6:02 the camera appears to say sponge bob

@AzureBiru 4 года назад

OMG XD

@afh7689 5 лет назад

The video discusses sand for concrete, but another use of sand that is affected by the shortage of the right type of sand is beach renourishment. Beach renourishment requires the right sand in the right place or else it can erode too quickly. I think there are a couple cases in Florida where the wrong type of sand was used to replenish beaches and The new sand was eroded within a year or two. That's the only context in which I had heard about the sand shortage before, not sand used for concrete.

@CadillacDeVilledElegance 5 лет назад

Melbourne beach in flordia is an example of this.

@randomnickify 5 лет назад

This two are actually conected, beaches were used as supply of construction sand both legally and illegally for decades, problem exist even today (hence existence of sand mafia), in my place government was discussing replenishing of the beaches while people were posting pictures of trucks driving away with illegally harvested sand.

@youllneverknowmyname5499 5 лет назад

*World is running out of sand* *Randomly took sand for studies and never return it back*

@NiqSyazz 4 года назад

oh guess I'll never know you name then

@xoticz3373 4 года назад

Verge: sand is close to being extinct Dessert: am i a joke to you

@johnpetun1180 4 года назад

Xoticz desert sand isn’t what most people want

@745morning 4 года назад

@@johnpetun1180 did you watch the video its said river sand

@johnpetun1180 4 года назад

bustdown_brandoon yea

@Mountain413 4 года назад

clearly didn't watch

@johnpetun1180 4 года назад

LeGrandFromage Well, I did. And you can’t prove me wrong.

@rons2525 5 лет назад

why dont they tweak the concrete recipe to work with Dubai's fine sand?

@voidhog1028 5 лет назад

Because its not that simple....

@ihaka439 4 года назад

Nothing is impossible with trillions of dollars

@ice-tgaming4609 3 года назад

They will only do that if we are really out river sand as in zero river sand left humans will be desperate to find new building materials

@benitollan 5 лет назад

And I thought this was gonna be about silicon-based semiconductors.

@KangJangkrik 5 лет назад

We don't need perfect grains of silicon to build some IC

@benitollan 5 лет назад

Yes but the title didn't specify what exactly (and why) was under the microscope.

@KangJangkrik 5 лет назад

That's beyond your mindset, buddy

@anandsuralkar2947 5 лет назад

Me too

@benitollan 5 лет назад

I'm not sure if that's an aggresive comment or I'm missing its meaning xD

@zanzy001 5 лет назад

Who else never seen a 'world running out of sand' article?

@potatolord7319 5 лет назад

you think i didnt?

@zanzy001 5 лет назад

@@bg8224 I never said this video was false or there wasn't a problem, I just asked a simple question....jeez you people get so worked up over nothing😂😂😂😂

@Enrique-peralta 5 лет назад

@@zanzy001 i saw it like 4 months ago

@zanzy001 5 лет назад

@@Enrique-peralta you know who else saw it 4 months ago?

@t-bone9239 5 лет назад

I saw about a dozen

@davidhamilton1632 5 лет назад

I 100 percent expected a reference to anakin skywalker *bring on the sand puns*

@bunnyb4685 3 года назад

This is a awesome video!

@venkatkyasa 5 лет назад

You are awesome and really this is the way science should be taught in schools and colleges. I love your work a lot...... Content is crisp and to the point.

@emmapaterchak 5 лет назад

Ayyy I was the 20th like

@a_pav 5 лет назад

The camera at 6:01 is called Spongebob

@devandevan1403 4 года назад

Anakin would be very happy to hear these news

@TheStarboy9000 5 лет назад

I shall now continue my fascinating research on the wondrous properties of sand.

@dejayrezme8617 5 лет назад

I bet in the future we'll build using some kind of genetically engineered fungus grown bricks that biologically create incredibly strong carbon nano fibers and insulating closed cell foam. Or 3D print using spray foam and then coat it with some bacteria to create a wood like or chitinous surface with high tensile strength. I mean concrete is just so primitive.

@bingpigs 5 лет назад

True. Technology is advancing everyday.

@maracachucho8701 5 лет назад

Not with all the trash talk about GMOs.

@martintorres378 5 лет назад

I could see that happening. I bet the future building techniques will be just like you stated.

@ticktockbam 5 лет назад

That's years away, sounds like a waste of money tbh. This has been done for centuries and it won't be replaced any time soon.

@dejayrezme8617 5 лет назад

Definitely decades away. But will probably happen before we "run out of sand".

@noahayles-burry8812 5 лет назад

Take a shot every time he says sand

@kadmosdraws2163 5 лет назад

Some people just want to watch the world burn

@69subscriberswithnocontent10 5 лет назад

I’m on my 152nd shot so far...

@haraldpettersen3649 5 лет назад

@@69subscriberswithnocontent10 - 😄😄

@AlexandersLeftNipple 5 лет назад

I dint fe3l gudd

@Lorendrawn 5 лет назад

I took a hit from a joint every time he said it ... That was yesterday, I just woke up. I missed work.

@videos8159 3 года назад

Just discovered verge sciene a couple of days ago and its rly rly good

@OMEGANiru 5 лет назад

Cool information 👍🏻

@chipthewiiu1790 5 лет назад

Everyone: Desert is taking over the world because of deforestation. This video: Nah.

@bernardpolicarpio651 5 лет назад

I hope this issue will not be buried

@notmyrealname6040 5 лет назад

There's gonna be something called a sterilite, it's like a desert but with no sand just rocks and dirt. A sterilite is formed when a desert has no or little amount of sand, it is usually formed from desert floods which wash away the sand. Have fun seeing sterilites 🙂🙃🙂

@barroldtrumboma9162 5 лет назад

Forestation is increasing and has been in all first world nations

@ConsciousRobot 5 лет назад

I agree. This video is stupid

@ConsciousRobot 5 лет назад

Anyone who believes the world is in danger of running out of sand in our lifetime, or even the lifetime of humans 1,000,000+ years from now.

@voscra 5 лет назад

How about we look for replacements to concrete instead of looking for replacements to natural sand?

@Vnifit 5 лет назад

Ah yes, what a revolutionary idea, lets just replace the most useful and workable material on the planet 🙄

@Androidonator 5 лет назад

@@Vnifit You havent tried it yet.

@Vnifit 5 лет назад

+Matouš Hrdlička and you think material scientists and engineers haven't?

@Androidonator 5 лет назад

BUT HAVE YOU ?

@AndreaCremoni 5 лет назад

@@Vnifit Aren't we already trying to do the same with plastic? If necessary, a replacement has to be found

@theylive8256 4 года назад

What an intresting youtube channel! Really strong content. Suscribed!

@mukundmohan1767 4 года назад

Every Verge Science video has a video chat in it

@visibleconfusion9894 5 лет назад

Instead of worrying about concrete just make giant sand castles!

@zanzy001 5 лет назад

Wasting even more sand

@milkywegian 5 лет назад

Let’s make minecraft castles!

@UnfoundODST 5 лет назад

Omar Zaneefer, Nope. You can easily take the sand down and reuse it.

@badhairlife6713 5 лет назад

Take a rock Smash the rock Boom sand (Smelt in furnace for glass)

@notmyrealname6040 5 лет назад

That would make tiny jagged rocks.

@ItsARandomDragon 5 лет назад

Crush rocks

@leonardozayasm.4983 5 лет назад

Error 2033 *Break stone to sand does not compute*

@tehpurplepills 5 лет назад

Hax

@slowjack7893 5 лет назад

what's boom sand?

@thomasmackelly7685 4 года назад

This is such a great channel. It really should be incorporated in everyones media diet.

@DarthVader-pl5ts 5 лет назад

This is a happy moment. The happiest moment of my life.

@AuthenTech 5 лет назад

Those animations and VFX are on point 👍 (can I hire that person for contract work? ;)

@UnluckyBro- 5 лет назад

AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke No

@SafirAksel 5 лет назад

they’re called Explainer Studios. It’s a subdivision of the Vox company. They are the same people who works with Vox videos.

@hylianro 5 лет назад

AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke Go away

@L._.A-06 5 лет назад

Why did people get triggered by this question

@greenthizzle4 5 лет назад

meliosexe Animations there are always people who will get triggered over something, especially online

@winlover37 5 лет назад

Really? I seem to run into endless sand in my backpacks and shoes. Can I help?

@Nada.AlShingiti 5 лет назад

I'm so glad I learned this. Thank you!

@rogersowers9837 5 лет назад

You know we're in trouble when the government confiscate your hour glass?

@ktwei 5 лет назад

Anakin Skywalker would be happy.

@darylteo9983 5 лет назад

Unhappy you mean

@kaderpdi1982 5 лет назад

@@darylteo9983 *happy

@gooddog6745 5 лет назад

@@kaderpdi1982 *uNhappY

@kaderpdi1982 5 лет назад

@@gooddog6745 *hAppy

@chen_plays4173 5 лет назад

@@kaderpdi1982 *uNhappY

@noealcantara9578 5 лет назад

Sweet, concise, and high quality content from none other than the Verge. Keep it up!

@a_pav 5 лет назад

Why is the camera called Spongebob? XD

@BusinessHistory Год назад

Very informative 👍

@nametager7539 5 лет назад

Anakin: [visible happiness]

@celeridad6972 5 лет назад

Wow that was amazing, I never thought sand was this complex

@TheShoxter 5 лет назад

Love these videos. High quality and to the point.

@dominiccoyne8730 2 года назад

Anakin: This... Does bring a smile to my face

@superduty4556 5 лет назад

Yeah, it's all in my trunk after I went to the beach 10 years ago.

@samrajagarwal3656 5 лет назад

Anakin's force ghost must be happy now

@soldierjaytaz9516 5 лет назад

Samraj Agarwal lol

@mikehawk2797 5 лет назад

Its too coarse

@JohnDoe-on6ru 5 лет назад

Because everyone is keeping it in their pockets; POCKET SAND!

@DzinkyDzink 5 лет назад

Gotta catch em all!

@Swess2908 5 лет назад

Transformers robots in these guys

@glowiever 5 лет назад

Shshishaaa

@dp-2835 5 лет назад

Dale Gribble

@nicolarollinson4381 2 года назад

Fascinating. Educational. Thanks. This is something that I never considered previously.

@BushCampingTools 5 лет назад

"like Australia..." yep as a kid and still now there are reports of people illegally dredging river sand.

@durchschnittlich 5 лет назад

Can't you just improve manufactured sand by weathering it artificially too?

@praisethesun7255 5 лет назад

Lxender you can but like they point out in the video it’s time consuming and can be not as profitable so companies don’t bother plus there is other issues like the mineral make up of the sand besides just its surface.

@rolandlee6898 5 лет назад

Not worth it.

@neonpee 5 лет назад

the FBI called,

@sideoutside 5 лет назад

not cost effective.

@kirareilly3699 5 лет назад

It's only not cost-effective so long as other methods are officially sanctioned.

@panicitsjakeslack3070 5 лет назад

6:02 I thought the label on the camera said spongebob

@pamungkastabah8163 5 лет назад

yes it is

@itskindofemily 2 года назад

I love how sand is just a whole bunch of tiny crushed things. Always blows my mind!

@dasboot6935 5 лет назад

Every time we go to the store I have noticed its harder and harder to find sand for sell. The sand is flying off the shelves, so when we do find it we buy all of it that they have. We have about 9 gallons of sand now and we're not sure how long that will last us before we need to get more. It's so important to have as much sand as possible and that if we lose the ability to restock our sand we may end up in dire straits.

@globalwojtek 5 лет назад

The fact Verge Science has 2k views while Logan Paul gets millions is scary

@evertchin 5 лет назад

it is not, there are more idiots than smart people.

@globalwojtek 5 лет назад

@@evertchin the smart people can create this stuff. Everyone can watch. I dont feel more intelligent by watching this, I just feel I spend my time better

@Q974 5 лет назад

Wojciech Starczewski your profile picture is even more scary

@globalwojtek 5 лет назад

@@Q974 Yeah thanks

@kane3825 5 лет назад

@@globalwojtek Isnt that a sign of intelligence that ur actuslly interested in something like this not jake paul and so on ...

@artfxdnb 5 лет назад

Am I the only one that noticed the label on the camera saying Spongebob?

@mikeymmarszewski4234 5 лет назад

Nope

@someoneunimportant4544 5 лет назад

6:02

@WoWPlay1000 5 лет назад

of course not silly :-)

@Mr0Anonymous0 5 лет назад

SpongueBOBBU!

@mazdamiata786 5 лет назад

@@someoneunimportant4544 your someone important, thanks!

@fenrirgg 5 лет назад

What's under the superficial layer of sand of the Sahara?

@starguy2718 2 года назад

Lake beds, river valleys, and the like. The Sahara used to be very different than the sea of sand that now covers North Africa.

@naechilds8593 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing. Wish, people would post needed info.

@voivodadracula1936 5 лет назад

Somewhere in the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker is smilling

@deemac3470 5 лет назад

In a book story

@amypena46 5 лет назад

Anni!!!!!!!!!!! Why?????? ,

@brothermaleuspraetor9505 5 лет назад

unfortunately bursting your little bubble of safety, I must point out that he doesn't actually exist, sorry :/

@sophiajune546 5 лет назад

I was confused on how we could be running out of sand when desertification is increasing across the world and the ocean is so vast. Thanks for informing me!

@nickvliet4614 5 лет назад

Scientist: we're running out of sand Me: good, I hate sand it's coarse and gets everywhere

@spiciestt6136 4 года назад

Almost got it, not quite tho

@keagan6004 4 года назад

what about glass

@smashandburnyt6938 4 года назад

same I don't like sand, it's coarse, rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

@SpaceSnaxxx 3 года назад

Dear Dubai - have you heard of kitty litter? CLUMP YOUR SAND

@WarpedPerception 5 лет назад

It's amazing to think about. I have been telling people about sand for a while now. Great information

@jhepoyluisdizon4464 2 года назад

Why you have one like

@jhepoyluisdizon4464 2 года назад

What's your name

@jhepoyluisdizon4464 2 года назад

I am an Indonesian boy live at Kuala Lumpur and I like your video

@jhepoyluisdizon4464 2 года назад

Hey reply me

@her0880 5 лет назад

I don't like sand, It's course, rough and irritating. And it gets everywhere!

@idkidk3378 5 лет назад

-Anakin Skywalker

@peppereater3028 5 лет назад

You just described my wife!

@v06261 5 лет назад

Corrupted Hero You literally hold a grudge against something that’s not even living...

@peppereater3028 5 лет назад

@@v06261 Do you dislike a certain vegetable or snow or smell, do you " literally hold a grudge against it" or just dislike it?

@guyjuliano685 5 лет назад

I remember hearing this from a Minecraft episode...

@IzFanArt69 4 года назад

Amazing!

@BeowulfTM1 3 года назад

When I watch rhis kind of stuff gives me chills, but I also enjoy it

@jakejohnson4118 5 лет назад

BREAKING NEWS: Darth Vader and Imperial fleet come to earth.

@farrier2708 5 лет назад

I was always under the impression that concrete required sharp aggregate that binds together and the cement forms a gel between the grains. Rounded grains more commonly referred to as builder's sand, on the other hand, is more suitable for mortars, as the tendency for the grains to move over one another makes the mix more workable during construction. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.