This week we play with sand, roast popular business books, and look at China’s stock market. ⏳ We’re running out of sand Surrounded by desert, the United Arab Emirates imported $456m of sand, stone and gravel in 2014. Why? Desert sand is too round to be used for almost anything. The wind makes each grain so perfectly spherical that it’s impossible to fully bond with other grains.
To Be And To Last #38
To Be And To Last #38
To Be And To Last #38
This week we play with sand, roast popular business books, and look at China’s stock market. ⏳ We’re running out of sand Surrounded by desert, the United Arab Emirates imported $456m of sand, stone and gravel in 2014. Why? Desert sand is too round to be used for almost anything. The wind makes each grain so perfectly spherical that it’s impossible to fully bond with other grains.