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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite Sand Beaches Are Made Of Fish Poop
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White Sand Beaches Are Made Of Fish Poop (Original Post)
HuckleB
Sep 2015
OP
Interesting. Never would've thought that was the reason for the snow-white beach sand.
BlueCaliDem
Sep 2015
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cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)1. Fascinating
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)2. Someone ought to sell tickets.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)3. Interesting. Never would've thought that was the reason for the snow-white beach sand.
Learn something new every day. Thanks for the info, HuckleB.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)4. She's got lots of gret stuff there...
and it being icky and all, should get lots of kids interested in science.
(Kangaroo farts good for the atmosphere?)
longship
(40,416 posts)5. That's kinda why I never drink water.
"Fish fuck in it!"
William Claude Dukenfield
Another:
"I'll stop drinking as soon as I figure out a better way to get the stuff down."
My best to you.
And Skäl!
dilby
(2,273 posts)6. Interesting but it's not fecal matter.
It's just the stuff the fish can't digest. It's like if I swallow a dime and poop it out and give it to someone else (after cleaning it off of course), it's not like they are holding my poop, just a dime.
Ms. Toad
(34,076 posts)8. Spoil sport! n/t
Warpy
(111,277 posts)7. Well, they're ground up coral
It's just that fish do the grinding.