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Sand doesn't melt

By adamg on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 1:55pm
Sand sculpture at Revere Beach

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:

Paulo Teixeira videoed all the entries:

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Comments

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

Along with silica it becomes a glass

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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

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

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

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

n/t

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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.

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

Nyarlathotep the Faceless God

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