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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Me: Is that true?

Search a little

Me: Oh my god...

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 57 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/tough-teeth-and-parrotfish-poop

In a year, one large parrotfish can produce 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of sand, the weight of a baby grand piano.

Most of the sand comes from waves sloshing onto rocks though, right? right?

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

I had never thought about the reproductive cycles of grand pianos, fascinating

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

most of the sand is eroded inland and deposited by rivers

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Depends entirely on where you're at. Our coastal beaches are pure white and sound like popcorn (fish eating) when you're underwater near coral.

The beaches along the rivers can be brown sand, washed down as you say, but some are pebbles instead. Never understood how two rivers so close together ended up with such different beaches.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Thank fuck for that!

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Whales eat the bones into sand

https://youtu.be/UO1Kcxahjdo

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Ya know that sound that you can hear under the water at white sand beaches? Sound like sand being ground through a bearing? Or a neck joint pressurizing? Yeah, that's the parrot fish... happily eating away.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

The animals are full of surprises. 🤯

[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Being able to live of coral? Did you forget an “F”?

[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 50 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There. I ixed it. 👇😃

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 9 points 2 days ago

Oh, thank you. 🤗
I’m trying to carve out a little niche for myself. Glad to find you in that niche. 🖐️🤓

[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You are the best “F”-r

[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago
[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Definitely should have been "live off coral".

[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 15 points 2 days ago

Dammit. I always make that mistake. 😣
The grammar checker also shrugs at this. 🤷‍♂️

[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

I laughed a little too hard at this, because I just don’t love the beach. Felt like I should send it to my friends who are beach nuts, but looked down at my toast with honey I was eating and realized how much we enjoy things that are made by the excretion of other creatures.