A Grain of Sand: Nature's Secret Wonder


	A Grain of Sand: Nature's Secret Wonder

arifsali

5-14-2008 4:11 PM

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5-14-2008 4:30 PM

mona

absolutely awesome! great clip, arif!

5-14-2008 4:42 PM

carrerinyes

Beautiful!

5-14-2008 4:52 PM

tanyamm

Who could ever imagine that sand could be so beautiful.

5-14-2008 5:19 PM

ericskiff

Wow - these are amazing! They definitely make me want to find some sand to throw under a microscope

5-14-2008 6:09 PM

silvanaraihane

amazing how different things look under a microscope, great clip.

5-14-2008 8:42 PM

pokkets

The history of the ocean is hidden in the sands. The waves being one of the Earth's biggest grinders. Time can allow them to wear down the highest mountains, the strongest rock, the most beautiful shells, into a melange of colour. Then once again the sand over time becomes rock, which will rise to become mountains.

5-15-2008 4:08 AM

merrie

Who could imagine sand is beautiful.

5-15-2008 5:02 AM

Brimstone

I remember eating sand as a kid, can’t say that I liked that much. It was all grainy and made that horrible crunching noise. Found this little gem (pun intended) online: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Eat-Sand-to-Stay-Fit-and-Preserve-Your-Health-37135.shtml

5-15-2008 6:18 AM

WebWolf Hosting

excellent clip

5-15-2008 7:25 AM

queerty

Incredible!

5-15-2008 7:54 AM

michellezm

Superb. Good find arifsali.

Interesting read, Brim, but I opt for a shorter, unhealthier life rather than chew sand.

5-15-2008 10:01 AM

papananook

"Although I quit mud concrete, I could not get rid of eating sand. I eat on an average around one or one-and-a-half kilos of sand per day,"---WTF? What kind of sand?

5-15-2008 10:04 AM

patgrahamblock

Those are amazing pics! I love on the eastern shore of Maryland with 600 miles of waterfront! I will have to see what our sand looks like!

5-15-2008 10:34 AM

gingembre

The thought of eating sand makes me grit my teeth!

5-15-2008 11:43 AM

Socratoad

Fabulous clip arifsali. Thanks

Very funny gingembre

5-16-2008 12:07 AM

mugofcoffee

amazing Arif...amazing...Tks

5-17-2008 9:11 AM

iamjoanna

It's like on National GEO... Think Again!

5-18-2008 3:07 AM

hyorinmaru

Small is beautiful...

5-26-2008 9:52 AM

alanx13

Unbelievable diversity and all from a grain of sand!

6-8-2008 11:17 PM

oldgallipoli

They look like a bunch of microscopic jewels - Who would have thought you'd find all this amongst grains of sand - Awesome!

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