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Saw these weird statue-like things in a parking lot (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/whatisthisthing

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

microstone pollution

A.k.a. sand? It's terrible stuff. It's coarse and irritating, and it gets everywhere...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The ocean is full of it and our beaches are awash with the stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

One time I ate a spoonful of microstone. Gross

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Probably not crossing the blood-brain barrier or placenta, I'll give it that. But yes it can get itchy