Why The World Is Running Out Of Sand

Even though sand can be found in nearly every single country on Earth, the world could soon face a shortage of this crucial, under-appreciated commodity. Sand use around the world has tripled in the last twenty years, according to the UNEP. That's far greater than the rate at which sand is being replenished. Here's what's behind the looming sand crisis.
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Why The World Is Running Out Of Sand

[@extremeguy967]

at this point I need to know which crisis we are NOT facing?!

[@cmath6454]

Gotta go to space

[@laurensa.1803]

A shortage of humans.

[@littledaddy30]

Crisis of high pay and good healthcare.

[@XxWillyRocksxX]

@@laurensa.1803 lol more like economical stress limiting how many kid people can have over the years. Inflation has been have since the 70s when the "American dream" was still alive. Both parent work, nobody there to raise the kids. I know people working two jobs barley making ends meet. While their kids disrespect them for not being there...

[@loafandjug321]

What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[@domteewhy52]

“ I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.” Anakin skywalker Maybe he was wrong this whole time

[@kampfret]

if only he's an entrepreneur and not a jedi

[@Imnothere6]

Dude I love you lol

[@shazmosushi]

Tatooine sand is smooth desert sand though 3:18

[@openyoureyes3113]

That was desert sand. They’re talking about Water sand.

[@andrew_koala2974]

Especially when one is sitting on it at the beach ...

[@tims001]

Me: Hey i know how to stop mining fossil fuels, lets make more solar panels! Sand:

[@mypowerlevelisover9000]

😂. This comment may blow up

[@hank_Reardon]

Pv sand is plentiful, sand for concrete, less so.

[@jaxxonfantasy4558]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYqWen2ubdKJmLs Solar panels use coal. Also, the tech is garbage and they cut too many corners--otherwise we would have far more than 20% efficiency at best on Earth. In space they can't even beat the 50% margin....

[@markharmon4963]

No you are wrong. Sand is a mix of many compounds. It is almost never pure enough as feedstock for photovoltaic panels. Even if it was. Guess what roofing is made with. Yeah, sand. A good idea is to make PV roofing tiles. That is happening.

[@DarkSkay]

Where possible, building with stone (instead of concrete) is more expensive now, but more beautiful and also cheaper in the long run.

[@alfredolumba7936]

I remember going to Singapore a couple years back and hearing about how Indonesia and Malaysia had banned the country from buying sand to build islands and I thought that was such a weird fight now I get it...

[@md.aquibnazri6866]

Because of sand exports many indonesian islands sinked , that's why they decided to ban exports . And other countries followed suite .

[@princeoftoast6175]

This century is going to be all types of fun...

[@vice.nor.virtue]

I bet medieval times were more fun

[@jneuf861]

You'll be fine, every year there is a new scare. It'll all be fine.

[@ecognitio9605]

Global Industrial Civilisations bill is coming due, and the price is steep :)

[@MrSvenovitch]

A good reason not to have kids but a vasectomy instead.

[@saptarshiroy1907]

@@vice.nor.virtue would u be living till age of 5 was a doubt in medieval times

[@Places4u]

I'm gonna start digging my backyard and pack it in bags, seems like sand price inflation is coming

[@jamescrockett88]

😂

[@Mituhori]

😂😂

[@Saml01]

This is just a ploy by big sand to inflate the price of sand.

[@iKingRPG]

@@Saml01 big sand needs to be broken up

[@mannymanny3859]

👍 😂

[@MoonLiteNite]

1 sec - "unregulated!!!" 2 sec later - "illegal sand mining" 1 sec later - "sand mafias" Those last 2 are only in place if #1 was false...

[@scotthannan8669]

How about the phrase “poorly regulated“ or maybe “poorly enforced“?

[@woodworksparadise6036]

Sand mafias...lol... much worse than those drug cartels guys...😅😅 watch out next we will have frog men attacking people for using water without paying...

[@CutlassOutdoors]

That’s because this alarmism has the same goal as all alarmism: bigger government.

[@Albeit_Jordan]

anyone else thinking of that simposns bit where lisa's class is forced to watch old boring movies? Movie: "think where we'd be without sand...Saaaand...SAAAAND (do-do doo doo doooo)" Teacher: "alright kids, that was the sand movie..."

[@justagirlsd3000]

Lmao, I was thinking how bored I am to be watching this

[@badasswood]

Lol... I'm watching the Simpsons right now reading this comment

[@zunedog31]

Could SAND one day be worth more than GOLD..? EXPERTS say "wtf? No"

[@terrycoontz]

Got no degree and I say yes🤷🏻‍♂️

[@eddapultstab2078]

Not sand but products made by sand, the iPhone alone is 50 percent sand by weight and you know how much those cost right now

[@peterparker1724]

@@eddapultstab2078 You're paying for what was done to the sand used in the iPhone, not the sand in the iPhone itself. I see your point, however.

[@runethorsen8423]

@@eddapultstab2078 I'll tell you stright up... it is not THE SAND that is driving it's price action ...

[@eddapultstab2078]

@@runethorsen8423 my point is that if there is an oncoming shortage or crisis with sand everything from housing to consumer and military hardware will face some kind of upheaval. The point of the video is we use this resource alot more than we possibly realize. But there is a silver lining in all this, there is a new material being researched that could replace silicon in the manufacturing of electronics. There could be alternatives to manufacturing concrete or a similar material. Glass recycling maybe more crucial in keeping it in the supply chain. But alot of things need to be done to even begin alleviating the situation. Don't know about you but I don't want to see my xbox or computer prices going up.

[@JacobDegenaro]

Is there ANYTHING that isn’t in shortage at this point? 😅

[@fayyaaz2265]

Problems. We get more of them everyday :/

[@dylangreenpersonal]

And people

[@dojomojo5085]

@@fayyaaz2265 Good point!

[@jamesbenton1700]

Common sense is definitely in short supply.

[@pissiole5654]

theres still an abundance of ignorant people

[@ritamdutta5860]

One year later: Why The World Is Running Out Of Humans

[@gregorteply9034]

Corona is not a problem. It is a solution.

[@itstime4dance898]

Sooooo true! LOL

[@brandonvelde5774]

I blame the anti-natalists.

[@Mitch-gu3dz]

6:19 - That makes zero sense, how can you put 10 tons of sand in a cement mixture and only yield 1 ton? Especially when you add gravel into the final weight?

[@nefigushki]

Well that's where sand Mafia must come into equation. Apparently they steal over 90% of sand for every ton of concrete..

[@hongfastpapers9281]

Because u mix cement with sand to form concrete, for each ton of cement used you have to mix it with 10 tones of sand

[@lyndonthan4350]

Hong Fast Papers is right. CONCRETE, is made of CEMENT and SAND, and other things.

[@lyndonthan4350]

And the announcer made the mistake - confounding cement with concrete, plus saying the wrong summation.

[@anthonylosego]

@@lyndonthan4350 to be fair, she didn't make the infographic that has an equal sign in there. She's just assuming the other folks are right somehow. None of us are as dumb as all of us. I think that was an inspirational quote about meetings I saw once.

[@marzellmoney1556]

Depending on one stream of income had never made any millionaire and earning check don't put you on forbes

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[@thefootballterrace9223]

I totally agree with that

[@cheekycrypto5758]

Crypto is the new gold

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I tried investing once but withdrew due to the fluctuations in price

[@jamiemadison21]

You are right, in the past I tried trading on my own but made almost no profit until I was link to a professional, the result was exceptional

[@tetsuoshima2314]

Sounds like we need to figure out how to make use of the desert sand.

[@BayuAH]

Well, actually the technology for such already exists since 2018. The technology is really new, therefor it is not really widely used.

[@israelafangideh1454]

Exactly

[@davidcollins237]

And then when that runs out? I vote we just go with regulation :)

[@MeepMeep88]

@Punchy Didn't they say that some deserts use to be oceans?

[@dawsonharris5735]

@Punchy mix

[@anakinskywalker2959]

The happiest moment of my life

[@arlokraft3041]

Yes

[@shelbynamels973]

Fun fact: the sand used to build all these large projects in Dubai and the UAE is all imported.

[@kingkhaya1115]

😬

[@FfblastBlogspot]

Their desert sand not good for concrete right

[@BoMwarriorVlog]

Source? 🤨

[@indraalamsyah355]

Really?

[@FfblastBlogspot]

@@indraalamsyah355 terlalu lembut bang

[@Mrbfgray]

10 tons of sand for 1 ton of concrete??? How is that possible!? I call BS.

[@danielstark8258]

There is 9 tons of waste sand that is sold to other industries, only 10% of sand extracted is useable in concrete

[@Mrbfgray]

@@danielstark8258 OK, that makes sense but it's still misleading as the other 90% is useful. Also that would mean more like 1 ton of concrete to 5 tons extracted bc concrete isn't just sand but also gravel and cement.

[@ericharvey7333]

We have over 800,000 tons of sand sitting in our quarry right now 🤔

[@drmodestoesq]

And with the high price of lumber, more house construction will be done with concrete. You're sitting on a metaphorical gold mine.

[@thomas316]

Sell futures in sand before everyone works out that actually it's quite abundant.

[@drmodestoesq]

@@thomas316 The abundant sand is the wrong kind. The grains are too small and rounded.

[@chrisE815]

You should really be careful posting on social media. Someone may take your sand fortune one night.

[@ke6gwf]

@@drmodestoesq the crushed stone quarry sand is the best kind for making strong concrete, and last I checked we don't have any shortage on bedrock or mountains, so no sand shortage for making good concrete! (yes, you CAN make concrete from beach sand, but it's much weaker because of the smooth surface, as opposed to the sharp sand from a crusher.)

[@lukeboppart5860]

@6:24 Is anyone else confused on how it takes 10 tons of sand = 1 ton of cement?

[@ericwootton2]

Haha, I was like, what!? And started Googling how much sand in a ton of cement. Couldn’t get an answer. But this is OBVIOUSLY wrong. This is like a pound of feathers vs a pound of bricks kind of thing. It’s insane to say it takes 10 tons of sand to make 1 ton of cement. THINK PEOPLE, THINK!

[@DjKagamine]

@@ericwootton2 Was going to ask the same question as well, XD how did this happen, 10 tons of weight converted to 1 ton like what.

[@gkess7106]

They spill a lot.

[@kallyjon]

concrete is a 1,2,3 mix. 1 part cement, 2 parts sand, 3 parts gravel. So 10 tons of sand would yield 30 tons of mixed concrete. 5 tons of cement, 10 tons of sand, 15 tons of gravel.

[@makeitpay8241]

@@kallyjon bingo.

[@HornOkay]

Unfortunately future generations will never ever able to forgive our misuses…

[@amelliamendel2227]

😂😂😂😂

[@jonathansturm4163]

I’ve never forgiven cavemen for running out of rocks and consequently ending the Stone Age.

[@HornOkay]

@@jonathansturm4163 running out of rock is different than using the rocks. The day you will understand that fundamental difference than slowly you will be able to understand the meaning of my comment. 🙏

[@jungleno.]

@@HornOkay What’s the point of forgiving or not forgiving a wrongdoing ? The people Who did the damage are already dead.

[@cat637d]

They will forgive YOU if you assume room temperature right now!

[@Dragon228833]

First it was toilet paper Then is was chocolate Then it was computer chips Then it was ketchup NOW ITS SAND?!

[@codenamezero7357]

This is so stupid

[@jonr2859]

Wow I had absolutely no idea that this was a problem until now. I always thought sand was infinite.

[@Josh_Day]

It’s not. This video blow it way out of proportion. The subject matter experts say several time “sand and gravel being used” but the video only says sand. Also, it is very easy to make manufactured sand from just crushing up rocks

[@paul9912]

Its not

[@cczsus6513]

@@Josh_Day I don't think it's that easy why else is illegal sand mining such a big thing.

[@laurensa.1803]

Good quality sand is scarce. And you cannot just take sand from all over the place. Some areas are protected by local or international laws...

[@Josh_Day]

@@cczsus6513 bc it’s cheaper... There are already companies making artificial sand and selling it. Yes it is obviously more expensive than just digging it up, but not astronomically more expensice

[@markmoreno7295]

Concrete uses sand only because it is, or was, readily available. You don't need sand to make cement. If sand is becoming precious, switch to using other crushed rock. I buy sand from a mine that crushes quartz, which is another source of sand, but eventually that source will end. I also use crushed limestone. I use both to produce the intonaco layer of a fresco. Sometimes I use Carrara marble, which is expensive but produces a cooler color. Marble sand is a by-product of mining marble blocks. Some people call it marmolina, but I see marmolina as marble dust, not sand. Crushed granite works as does crushed serpentine. Both give cement or lime plaster a different color than silica sand. Sand beaches are not overly common. As a youngster I did research along many beaches. Some were made from crushed coral while others from black basalt. Crushed coral makes good concrete but is not encouraged to avoid destruction of precious reefs. Talk to the people in Nago, Okinawa to learn what is going on in Aura Bay.

[@kennyg1358]

My favorite cake recipe uses 10 cups of flour to make 1 cup of batter.🤪

[@Gameboob]

yea whats up with that? Like do they lose half of it in transportation or something...

[@JeffBauReal]

6:24 - so let me get this straight, 10 tons of sand = 1 ton of sand? I thought cement requires 65-70% of sand. So what happens to all the other 9 tons of sand? Please explain?

[@thangkhawbung2967]

That's what I thought exactly!

[@adityanahar1344]

It's cement

[@Josh_Day]

This video is just straight wrong or manipulative on so many points. It fearmongering

[@4ryan42]

The Law of Conservation of Mass and Energy would like a word...

[@FromDkWithLove]

It goes up and over

[@TheLiamster]

Anakin Skywalker will be happy then

[@Rommie26]

🤣🤣🤣

[@vanyac6448]

Looks like you beat me to the punch 😂

[@cousinjeb7116]

If I can get my friend to stop replacing her cell phone every three or four months we should be fine.

[@awsomemodels]

Yea everyone's doing this !

[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

I still have my Iphone 7 lol.

[@ashtonmmton1554]

Sand is the last thing I'm worried about.

[@glennalexon1530]

It takes ten tons of sand to make one ton of cement? That doesn't sound right... does the sand get waaaaay lighter when you mix it into the cement? Concrete is about 1/2 sand, so perhaps when CNBC says "do the math", they did not.

[@krisolof7998]

Seriously, also cement and concrete seem to be used interchangeably here when they shouldn't be. I think they meant to say 10 tons of limestone to make 1 ton of of cement which has nothing to do with sand.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Leftard reporter for sure

[@lightningrod791able]

Hilarious... CNBC personnel are such idiots. They should have had Brian Williams doing the story. 10 tons to make 1 tone cement. Im sure he learned that when he was in the desert during the firefight.

[@specialopsdave]

Everyone needs to remember, our consumption of sand is nearly the same scale as water

[@hobbiehobbs]

Step 1, go to the desert. Step2, get sand. Problem solved! I am available for consultation on future shortages.

[@wmc2230]

You missed a step before step 1 - get a brain should be number 1 for you.

[@psycholaw4394]

Bruh, just go in creative mode and fill you invent with stacks of sand. Easy

[@karlpark8575]

You obviously didn't watch this video. If you did, you would not make such a moronic comment.

[@friedzombie4]

Now take that sand and try to make concrete, go ahead I'll wait 😂

[@anilpe]

In my hometown Vizag, India a truck of sand cost you anywhere 7000-10000$. A decade ago it was less than 700$

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

My heart goes out to you in these covid times

[@drmodestoesq]

I understand India is on the forefront of manufacturing sand. I assume the problem is lowering the per tonne cost. How about heating crushed rock up with a solar collector and then quenching it in water to shatter it before it heads off to final crushing.

[@BatCaveOz]

A truck of sand doesn't cost $10,000. 🤷‍♂️

[@brigingthemap]

It not USD $. It's INR ₹

[@kennyg1358]

So it's basically dirt cheap.

[@aurtisanminer2827]

You know you’re over populating a planet when you end up using all the damn dirt.

[@BatCaveOz]

"It takes 10 tons of sand to create 1 ton of cement." Please explain, because that makes no sense, and I think you are wrong.

[@dellingson4833]

It's not suppose to BatCaveOZ it's a sand demic.

[@johnwalker-fj5gy]

She meant to say concrete, and she's still wrong.

[@circusofsix]

concrete is made from 3 components. an aggregate (rock, etc), sand and cement.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Let's assume the figure is actually 3 tons of sand to make 1 ton of cement or concrete. That's still a problem.

[@Mak12368]

Idk as well. Maybe she meant 10 tons of sand by volume to create 1 ton of cement by weight. Still don’t get it

[@ukaszmuszynski448]

My uncle built a new house using all the concrete from another house. First, he ground the old concrete and added it to the new one. Hollow bricks made in this way are no different from new ones. Thanks to this, he saved a lot of money on gravel and sand.

[@smitajky]

And the energy required to do this came from what exactly?

[@ukaszmuszynski448]

@@smitajky All self-built machines were powered by the electricity network. It became more profitable when the Germans bought our cement factories and gravel pits, which increased the prices of sand, gravel and cement.

[@JediMik]

There has been a deficit of sand at construction sites in Moscow for 5 years Then a case came out: in the center of the capital they broke down a house, began to dig a foundation pit ... And there is the purest sand! It was like finding gold

[@TheAlphapuck5280]

Just take it from my local golf course. I am always finding the sand....

[@dylangreenpersonal]

Same here

[@dylangreenpersonal]

😂😂😂

[@TheAlphapuck5280]

@Sanctimonious liberal Yeah Im a nerd... but not a dork. Big difference. BTW... who pooped in your cheerios this morning?

[@daveninjaneuro7089]

hey Dad

[@smitajky]

I heard from your mates that you have been digging that sand out for years. Making the hole deeper and deeper each time you get into it.

[@Josh-tz1uw]

At first I was concerned but the more I listened to this video, I saw that they aren't presenting any evidence. They just have a theoretical ecological impact with no statistics and even said that "there's no way to measure sand use". I went from worried and intrigued to annoyed at the propaganda. Give me statistics and facts please.

[@woodworksparadise6036]

Its only because everything is going into shortage,more shortages means more rapid inflation, this is all so they can jack us sideways on prices, and blame our never ending need and use of said products, for the massive gouging about to happen...its easy for big business to get away with murder if we build them a shooting gallery, and fill it with mindless ducks...

[@woodworksparadise6036]

There is a demand on silica sand, which is what cement is made from, its like lithium is to battery cars, and tools, its a non replenishment resource...

[@jimthomas777]

Fact : Joshua I stole some Sand from the beach in the crack of my @$$ , Butt I shook it out when I got home

[@badasswood]

@@killdizzle no way, captain obvious, took ya long enough to figure that one out, its only been goin on the past 25 years, they've just been hiding it from the sheepish public...lol...

[@guildrich]

I also heard there's a "water shortage". 🤣🤣🤣

[@smitajky]

I live in Australia and there has always been a water shortage. I gather places like California are experiencing much the same. But in Seattle there is no water shortage at all. A drought there is if it stops raining for a day or so.

[@Francois_Dupont]

"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."

[@eddapultstab2078]

Suddenly tatooine is a strategic resource

[@nighthunter4004]

Its the elder scrolls guy

[@Pssst.ByTheWay]

@@eddapultstab2078 arakus not only space. but rembemer she said round wind polished sand isnt much use. desert sand = useless

[@eddapultstab2078]

@@Pssst.ByTheWay that planet is literally just sand, im sure they just have to make a mine shift to get the good stuff.

[@Pssst.ByTheWay]

@@eddapultstab2078 interesting idea...

[@CHMichael]

Stop calling it sand - be specific. If you need sand, crush rock.

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[@desertsoldier41]

"We are running out of sand!" Sahara Desert: "Do I mean nothing to you?"

[@chrisclark7992]

I was thinking the same thing

[@noastrocookie]

Really time consuming and expensive to get to that sand even though that would be one of the sources containing most sand.

[@shravankumarpaladugu7121]

That sand can't be used for construction due to the nature of it. Even sea sand is a bit difficult due the salt content in them. Sand from fresh water sources is the most suitable. Which is why there's a shortage. 🙂🙃

[@DunnickFayuro]

@@noastrocookie If only you'd watch the video... The sand in the desert can't be used in construction. It makes concrete too weak / brittle.

[@djjohnnyparis5183]

Desert sand is a different shape / texture and doesn't hold together as well.

[@NotoriousRawDogger]

I got plenty of sand in my boots. Am willing to sell.

[@loafandjug321]

What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[@NoNORADon911]

@@loafandjug321 Oh maybe you are a bot, interesting. Beep boop

[@guitistic2732]

@@loafandjug321 take a chill pill.

[@netizensarrest4241]

Imagine the phrase “selling sand at the beach” becoming outdated 😅

[@loafandjug321]

What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[@mattj4112]

@@loafandjug321 very clear copypaste

[@loafandjug321]

@@mattj4112 very clear copypaste

[@netizensarrest4241]

@@loafandjug321 If you had to spend time behind a keyboard to type such a reply to what's clearly a lighthearted joke, I think you've got larger issues. Good day sir or madam.

[@loafandjug321]

@@netizensarrest4241 You're not making christianity any better.

[@chodkowski01]

I’ve been stuck at many railroad crossings in Florida where a long line of railroad cars traveling north are full of sand. I keep wondering where they are going.

[@mrmustangman]

they are stealing your state one rail-car at a time.......

[@dexterjsullen]

NEXT VIDEO: WE RUNNING OUT OF SKY

[@ArcWelder588]

NASA: There are more Stars than sand on the beach CNBC: sand shortage

[@specialopsdave]

Exactly lmao

[@flynnrider7185]

I just bought a million in sand futures on the Robin Hood app. Now gotta get some outta my well you know

[@loafandjug321]

What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[@loafandjug321]

@j k Can’t you see you’re not making Christianity any better?

[@alexhernandez9918]

Seems like a good idea lol

[@MikeArthas]

A million Rupiah

[@specialopsdave]

@j k It's a joke, what he just said is a copypasta, a quote from a comedy movie featuring Adam Sandler IIRC

[@clemmonswest262]

The world isn’t running out of sand.

[@M.sami12]

"The world is running out of sand" Saudi arabia: allow me to introduce myself.

[@cerveza2297]

Sand, the new crypto currency.

[@dvoiceotruth]

lol

[@ease19811]

Why is the world running out of sand? Because we use it duh

[@andrew_koala2974]

That is exactly what is being stated. Are you totally dense?

[@niceshot4563]

I'm gonna go to home depot and buy some bags of sand and hold it for 20 years

[@Vhlathanosh]

We have to wait for that inflation to hit

[@aaf6133]

Fascinating topic...I've got the fix people! For everyone worried about rising sea levels, just dig more sand from the oceans lowering the water level! LOL....I've traveled all over the US, been through many vast deserts, I think we're good!

[@Maxyy40]

Only CNBC could remind me of more things to worry about. Never in a million years would I have though sand would be a shortage.

[@DeepValueOptions]

It’s been like that for a while now, China has been using it to build artificial islands.

[@Xterminate13]

Pathetic isn’t it.

[@zunedog31]

@@DeepValueOptions I guarantee that a sand shortage will never affect you.

[@trustyourself144]

Because there isn't.

[@Josh_Day]

This video blows it way out of proportion. The subject matter experts say several time “sand and gravel being used” but the video makes it sound like the numbers being thrown out are sand only. Also, it is very easy to make manufactured sand from just crushing up rocks

[@raunakshahi8485]

Come on man just when I thiught we had enough problems already, next thing you're gonna say we're running out of water....oh wait

[@raviprakash7626]

That's sad bruh

[@setcheck67]

We've been running out of water for years. Large portions of the USA use "fossil" water for their water sources. Aquafers that don't get replenished by anything because the water drained into there years ago.

[@friedeswide]

Everyone wants their own 3 bedroom apartment in their 20s to live by themselves, and living with your parents is somehow a taboo. Everyone wants their own car, change their cell phones every 12 months.

[@leoaksil4085]

Cement does not contain sand. CONCRETE contain sand.

[@phillyarchdad]

Is it too much to ask that the narrator not use the word cement (a combination of minerals used to bind) when they mean concrete (a combination of cement, sand and aggregate)?

[@starguy2718]

Libs are not known for having a lot of smarts.

[@Alex_Van]

I Don't like sand - it's course, rough, irritating and gets everywhere

[@persianchris2451]

Amazing video... So many things learned, in the first minute I learned: 1) Sand is a commodity like Oil, Copper, and Gold 2) Sand is only 2nd to Water, as the most consumed raw material worldwide 3) Sand mining is the largest mining industry in the world, yet it fly's under the radar. Largely unregulated and unknown 4) Sand is used in construction like in critical infrastructure, chemical production, water filtration, fracking, and glass (All of your windows, computers, cellphones, etc) I guess growing up being called a Sand N****r was actually a compliment! :)

[@JoaoSilva22222]

hahahahahahahahaha

[@REIDAE]

Media: desertification is an issue Also media: we are running out of sand

[@shravankumarpaladugu7121]

Desert sand can't be used for construction.

[@HonestlyTho-ThePodcastShow]

What are you saying

[@sekar9901]

@@shravankumarpaladugu7121 My country mostly using vulcanic sand, the color is grey. I'm wondering if that kind of sand good or not for construction.

[@vickykrish95]

Those who are working in the construction industry know that all the building materials have skyrocketed in the last 2-3 years especially steel and cement and sand.

[@dvoiceotruth]

interesting. perhaps sand is used for all these.

[@FMTF-makemoneyonline]

How many shortages are we gonna get? This begins to become suspicious now after World Economic Forum announced shortages for this summer.

[@frials4757]

We've been short on sand for decades idiot 🤣

[@yenneferofgyanvapi3965]

Sand shortage in india started in 2010. Now we are using crushed granite instead of sand. Few years from now, you will hear granite shortage.

[@FMTF-makemoneyonline]

@@yenneferofgyanvapi3965 Shall we send some sea freight with Dutch sand for you guys?

[@yenneferofgyanvapi3965]

@@FMTF-makemoneyonline There is more sand in the tropicals than in the temperate, simply because we have more rivers. Thanks.

[@FMTF-makemoneyonline]

@Killer Miser True

[@Frznngr]

Id love to know how you get 10 tons of sand to become 1 ton of cement? U got some antman gear there or?

[@jubiludrofher7534]

lol

[@RayRayP2001]

Yeah, and the funny part is they say do the math after that statement lol.

[@exposingebay8582]

She probably meant 1 ton of sand to make 10 tons of concrete

[@RayRayP2001]

@@exposingebay8582 Still don't add up 65-75% sand would be 6.5 to 7.5 tons of sand to make 10 tons of concrete.

[@jpolar394]

Oh well, I guess the price of Hour Glasses and Egg timers will also be going up too.

[@MagicPsyche]

6:18 "Takes 10 tons of sand to make 1 ton of cement... do the math".... We could solve the sand shortage by mining between these peoples ears.

[@JonathanBridges1977]

I agree Polymath. How do you put 10 tons of sand into 1 ton of concrete. Although if you didn't notice the guy says "sand and gravel" really quickly after that quote is taken down but again how do you put 10 tons of anything into 1 ton of anything. I'll have to go back and read the exact quote again did it say concrete or cement? If they said cement then I'll have to research the exact process but making cement, which is an ingredient in concrete, involves heating ...well here it is straight from the Portland Cement Mnf Assc: "The most common way to manufacture portland cement is through a dry method. The first step is to quarry the principal raw materials, mainly limestone, clay, and other materials." Further reading on same site revealed this "Common materials used to manufacture cement include limestone, shells, and chalk or marl combined with shale, clay, slate, blast furnace slag, silica sand, and iron ore." So OK its used in the cement making as well, although listed almost dead last in the materials needed. That then is heated up to 2700 degrees C. Still I really can't see putting 10 tons into an oven with all the other materials and ending up with less then 1 ton of finished product. I for one am shocked and surprised...I mean a news agency exaggerating or out right lying to get more views??? Who woulda figured!!! LOL

[@jnyrtnjnyrtn560]

cement is made out of lime and clay ( do the math)

[@nirajsingh8830]

@@jnyrtnjnyrtn560 🤣🤣

[@kallyjon]

She should have said 1 ton of raw cement needs 10 tons sand to make concrete, with 15 tons gravel= 10mt3 concrete=10 M3 gravel, fill the space between the gravel with 5m3 sand, fill the space between the sand with 1.5m3 cement, fill the space between all with water 1.8m3, now thats how you need on average 1.8m3 of material to make 1mt3 concrete

[@SpymasterW61]

6:24 How does it take 10 tons of sand to make 1 ton of concrete. I thought the process of making cement required mixing. The sand can't just disapear, can someone please explain this process. This dosen't make sense to me.

[@KrisHarbour]

The person doing the voice over obviously dose not understand how it works. But what she meant was. For every one ton of cement you need ten tons of sand to make concrete. But even that isnt correct as its more like 4-1 so dont worry its just nonsense

[@jameshogue1639]

I think they use that magic act in Vegas.

[@FanPhys]

You need to watch it again. That section of the video is talking about the production of CEMENT, not concrete. The manufacturing process of cement requires sand, and lots of it. Once you have cement, you then need several times as much sand again if you want to make mortar or concrete.

[@thomas316]

"It takes around 10 tons of sand to produce 1 ton of cement." Conservation of mass issue? 😂 Portland Cement is just over 20% sand by weight.

[@oofig]

This is CNBC... what did you expect

[@gregorteply9034]

Where did you find the percentage?

[@thomas316]

@@gregorteply9034 Here: www.researchgate.net/figure/Chemical-Composition-of-Ordinary-Portland-Cement_tbl1_274845006

[@gregorteply9034]

@@thomas316 Thanks 👍

[@seemysight]

You realize only a percentage of the raw sand is usable right It takes me 2 kg of bananas to make 1 kg of banana cake. Because most of the banana is trash. And only like 1/3 of the cake is banana. Thermodynamics FEAR ME

[@eaaeeeea]

This is yet another example of a commodity we need to put a sizable "sustainability tax" on. And put trade sanctions upon countries which don't implement such a tax. EVERYTHING needs to become sustainable during this century and it needs to hurt everyone's wallets proportionally.

[@dneltprem5826]

In this video, we can realize that China as always world's the most troublesome problem at all time

[@aricray8369]

Watching this as im planning a trip to the sand bar this weekend 🤣

[@vice.nor.virtue]

I hope it's still there when you get there ;)

[@aricray8369]

@@vice.nor.virtue hundreds of them on the river

[@TH-pw5pf]

So i guess recycling glass bottles is important. As of today In Long Island New York glass bottles are not recycled but sent to the landfill.

[@attsealevel]

Good point - or maybe stop using glass altogether (plastics too for that matter). people need to re-learn how to cup their hands.

[@jools2323]

That's pretty shocking.

[@GoTeamScotch]

Fast forward 20 years- landfills are treated as goldmines as raw materials are harvested out of them.

[@jew_world_order]

@@attsealevel LOL! Try telling a cubicle dwelling yuppie that he now has to cup his hands to drink.

[@ordenmanvrn7685]

@@attsealevel It ain't good to go from extreme to extreme

[@livingladolcevita7318]

I have known about this issue for some years, you can apply this logic to any natural resource.Unfortunately not sure what can be done about it though.

[@jensonjohn4876]

A good quality video explaining the importance of sand and the huge environmental cost incurred for its extraction.

[@faridjafari6356]

As mentioned in the video the sand created by water in the riverbeds and seasides are more suitable for construction because their corners lock to each other more easily. But we have a lot of sand in deserts which are threatening the cities by moving into them with wind so we should use this type of sand in the desert for making glass and poly silicate which is used to manufacture solar panels. Hopefully if we use enough of the sand in the deserts we can also stop the process of desertification and disappearence of fertile lands and villages around the deserts too.

[@SidarthDasari]

Sand isn't what drives desertification. It's in part the result of it as top soil is lost and land becomes more arid.

[@bibobeuba]

Unfortunately, your idea doesn't work out. The bitter irony is that even though there is a gigantic amount of desert sand, it can't be used for contruction. As you mentioned, the riverbed and seaside sand has corners that lock to each other. But the corners of the desert sand don't. The desert sand is actually "too polished" by the ongoing strong desert winds.

[@IvanAkinfiev]

@@bibobeuba the Mauritanian desert should get pushed into the ocean and left there to reshape 🤔

[@ophir7779]

You're all village idiots!

[@hsvr]

Shut up

[@organizedchaos4559]

Can we put desert sand in a river to make water sand?

[@livefromhollywood194]

Doesn't sound like it. The desert sand is already too small. Maybe there are other uses for it though.

[@kyleburton7394]

Desert sand could be modified I'm sure in some way to mimic water sand, but would be expensive

[@TheOtherOne122]

What’s probably most important is making sure that desert sand is used by default and water sand is reserved for uses where only water sand will do

[@GamerbyDesign]

We are running out if sand yet they don't really know how much we have or use.

[@jacktheladstevens]

"What am I, an ocean to you!?" - the Sahara

[@jgdooley2003]

Gobi, Kalahari, Mojave, Great American desert ,etc. This is not real.

[@gilmendoza8092]

I’m stocking up on toilet paper, gas, wood, and now sand... ok got it

[@justinmiletich1975]

little pebbles they arnt rocks yet but smaller and or bigger the sand

[@michaeltruman8158]

Why you left out water?

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

CNBC: there’s a sand shortage Dale Gribble: and I took that personal

[@CardinalSynth]

You just know that as a doomsday prepper, Dale Gribble has enough pocket sand to last a lifetime

[@isaac198428]

Me quietly having lunch while thinking about gas.. KZbin; We're running out of sand.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Even in the 80's, when I first learned about computers... I knew this could one day become an issue (silicon). Compound that with computer and cell phone screens (and the waste of 'old' phones and old screens), and, there you have it. Doesn't even count buildings, highways, walls, etc. Wow. 😓

[@QQPP19]

The world's running out of everything huh

[@TheBooban]

Except people!

[@jamescrockett88]

I swear!

[@Lil_chapo0]

Gov wana raise prices of everything, marking people consume less

[@trustyourself144]

Lies.

[@MrSvenovitch]

Human suffering is increasing and will be for quite a while.

[@ezzhazem6226]

CNBC: we're running out of sand me: laughs in Egypt

[@KemetEG]

@Mavrick Schofield Egypt has different types of sands black white , Silica Sand

[@MrSmity]

So much sand is locked away in all the Karen’s vagannas. Just need to up the distribution of snickers bars

[@bryanslankster1538]

I think part of the problem can be mitigated if we increased our recycling of glass. Around here, glass isn't even something that's recycled. There should also be researched more ways to recycle e waste. Everything that has existed still exists more or less, we just have to reclaim it.

[@thangkhawbung2967]

We could borrow sand from Mars later, don't worry!

[@timothycc711]

Yes that sound practical...NOT!

[@luxurylifes2392]

"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated." -Maya Angelou

[@Rich-yj4ub]

That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard of. Shortage of Sand!

[@suryac850]

I knew this 5 years ago, but nobody was talking about it. Good that CNBC has done a report on it now.

[@Lukky_175]

It seems Shortage of Wood and coal Was Not Enough....

[@BatCaveOz]

No Wheat = defeat.

[@drmodestoesq]

@@BatCaveOz No Barley = Real Gnarly.

[@soundbreaker8174]

just go to the beach lmao

[@drmodestoesq]

Yes, because rich beachfront property owners won't sic the cops on you for stealing their real estate.

[@easymac79]

Can we process desert sand into a rougher shape? Such as stirring it in a high mineral bath so deposits can form irregular shapes on the sand allowing the grains to "lock" together when used.

[@geezer4444]

this should have been shown 10 years ago, we now have homes being built without any sand and its stronger & lasting

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Welcome to your daily dose of what else is wrong with the world!

[@giopa110888]

the comment section will become a goldmine...

[@secretenergy2858]

So true. I once thought about this but then was like I cannot do anything about it.

[@buddyx6]

Miracles never cease, cnbc putting on real news for a change, about time!