Since the graphic claims microchips are made out of "sand", I will call silica "sand". To get a spoon full of "sand", some random internet sources suggests that it would weigh about 33g, and apparently oats is quite dense in "sand", so youd need about 176 kg of oats, or about 27,000 spoonfulls of oats to satisfy your diet of "sand". Impressive!

(Or maybe you just eat it raw as a anti-caking agent?)

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

spoonful

anything but the metric system

[–] mumblerfish@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was using a metric tablespoon for my calculations (15ml)

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

using volumes for dry powders is unacceptable

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s okayish if they’re really dry.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But for small amounts, particle size and container shape can have an effect, no?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Container shape is important for small amounts and error from particle size scales linearly with the amount.

If we’re talking cooking flours, particle size tends to be somewhat uniform, and container shape don’t make much of a difference, humidity being the heavy hitter when it comes to density variation.

[–] ZarkleFarkle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Best thing to make out of sand is triangles or hexagons that can perform collaborative energy transactions, like bees.