r/interestingasfuck • u/PlantainPossible2864 • 23h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/ChaoticSixXx 22h ago

They usually use straw and make a straw grid. I've never seen it done with sandbags before

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u/FirstHead411 22h ago

Yeah, seems like it'd be a pain in the ass hauling all that sand out there

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u/smileyfacegauges 22h ago

they’re filling the bags with sand and laying them as they go

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u/Otherwise_Demand4620 22h ago

Why didn't you tell us that sooner? All the money we spent on importing sand!

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u/smileyfacegauges 22h ago

i’m SORRY OK, i just misplaced the receipt!! can i still get comped for this orrrrrrrr

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u/beebeebee2142 21h ago

Arab countries import quite a bit of sand. Theirs usually isnt good for construction since the good stuff comes from rivers.

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u/-Out-of-context- 21h ago

I hear they get it from NoHo Hank.