sand

     

San is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.

Trivia about sand

  • About 90% of all glass is made from this material
  • It's the substance that most commonly fills an hourglass
  • Created by So-ami, a garden at Ryoan-ji outside Kyoto consists of rocks arranged on a bed of this
  • This "castle"-making material is loosely defined as rock or mineral particles between 1/400 & 1/12 inch
  • Princess Cruises shipped in tons of this to keep its private Caribbean island beach looking pristine
  • Over 86,535 feet long, the longest sculpture made out of this substance was created at Myrtle Beach
  • A Sarasota, Florida company specializes in giant sculptures in this medium; it's not just for castles anymore
  • This stuff that you shovel in its own "box" should be the sterilized "play" type
  • Soda, lime & this are the primary materials used in making most glass
  • The Navajo are noted for their "paintings" done with this material that can be glued to a board
  • To aid a patient, a Navajo medicine man would "paint" a ritual design in this medium

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