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Why Saudi Arabia Imports Sand

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I mean, jeez—first they were selling ice to the eskimos, now they’re selling sand

to the Saudis.

Next you’re going to tell me that the sky isn’t blue, that narwhals are real, and

that our capitalism machines move by burning dinosaur juice—what has the world come to?

The reality equivalent of the Office Season 9, that’s what—it’s just too much—but

back to what I was talking about 60 or 62 or 64 or 66 words ago—the fact that Saudi

Arabia, a country that on Google Maps looks like a caramel mocha latte viewed through

a sepia filter, imports sand.

Now, don’t worry, Saudi Arabia’s sand didn’t all blow away into Iraq or something.

They still have plenty of it.

95% of the country is considered desert and most of that is composed of sand dunes.

Now, I’m no arenologist—all I know is that sand is course and rough and irritating—but

just, as a thought, what if you just took all the sand from here, in Saudi Arabia, and

used it here, in Saudi Arabia.

Would that not make a ton more sense than importing it from all around the world?

Well, just like the US said when Vietnam asked if it could do the communism, no.

The thing is, nobody wants this kind of sand—it’s the mineral equivalent of happy birthday songs.

What they want is rather that high quality, top-tier, premium Scottish sand.


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