Sand doesn't melt

By adamg on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 1:55pm

But sometimes it seems like it does. Mary Ellen took in the sand-sculpture competition at Revere Beach yesterday - early, she says, before she could melt.

Michael Spicher went as well:

Sand sculptures 2022 @RevereBeach1896 @universalhub @maureencaught @megansarahj pic.twitter.com/kiKN5cN4j3

— Aesthetics Research Lab / Michael Spicher (@MRSpicher) July 24, 2022

Paulo Teixeira videoed all the entries:

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Revere Beach

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Comments

Sand does melt

By Bill on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 5:37pm.

Along with silica it becomes a glass

Yes, you got me

By adamg on Mon, 07/25/2022 - 11:31am.

I should've written "Sand doesn't melt below 3,090 degrees F," but I went with pithy instead

Amateur

By eeka on Tue, 07/26/2022 - 11:34am.

Why on earth wouldn't you express it as 1972.039 Kelvin?

Because that's too many significant figures!

By Tim Mc. on Tue, 07/26/2022 - 1:38pm.

n/t

Listen you

By eeka on Tue, 07/26/2022 - 4:05pm.

Some of us deal in precision. I'm not about to take any chances of heating my sand up to 1972.038 Kelvin and sitting there wondering why it isn't turning into glass.

That is

By Deranged cultist on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 11:40pm.

Nyarlathotep the Faceless God