inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoTwo Nvidia-branded trailers were stolen, then recovered as they were filled with nothing but sandwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squaretiny_hedgehog@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe trick: technically, silicon is sand.
minus-squarethreeonefour@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAchtually! Silicon is the 14th element on the periodic table. Sand is (mostly) Silicon Dioxide, SiO2.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 month agoNo. Atoms of different elements have significantly varying masses. H2O, for example, is two hydrogens for an atomic weight of about 2, and one oxygen with a weight of about 16.
The trick: technically, silicon is sand.
Achtually! Silicon is the 14th element on the periodic table. Sand is (mostly) Silicon Dioxide, SiO2.
So sand is mostly oxygen. ;)
No. Atoms of different elements have significantly varying masses. H2O, for example, is two hydrogens for an atomic weight of about 2, and one oxygen with a weight of about 16.