Posted on 01/31/2017 7:29:10 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
NATURE'S BEAUTY Waves transform Russian seaside from a dumping ground for alcohol bottles into a colourful ‘pebble beach’ The Ussuri Bay used to be a dumping ground for old glass bottles and waste from a porcelain factory but the waves from the Pacific Ocean have rounded and polished the debris left behind.... Dumped glass on Ussuri Bay in Russia has been shaped into colourful pebbles Tourists of all ages are amazed by the shining shore, clean water and splendid view.
The beach is particular spectacular in winter when the snow highlights the vivid colours of the glass.
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And I thought the stories about Russian drunks were exaggerated?
There’s nothing better to do when the sun doesn’t rise and the temperature outside could kill you in minutes.
Wouldn’t that be dangerous to walk on? No all of the ‘pebbles’ are rounded.
bkmk sea glass
Wouldn’t that be dangerous to walk on?
Not in view of the camera, are the many signs posted by the Russian Health and Safety Committee.
Warning: Sun block may be required,do not drink sea water, do not walk barefoot on broken glass, unless it it is a religious belief (see footnote #27.5),...
The day I realized the actual origin of most sea glass, a bit of my innocence died.
Hint: rock tumbler, not God does most of the heavy lifting.
I was in Vieqes, Puert Rico talking to a street vender when a light bulb went off. Kinda darkened the trip.
That and the noticeably nonflat runway that terminated at a hill.
Swimmers/bodysurfers/sailors around Lake Michigan (and the oceans, I’m sure) know to do this when they find some broken glass on the beach: if the piece of glass isn’t too dangerous, go out about 1/4 of a mile and throw it in the water. By the time it makes the trip back to shore, it will be pretty enough to make some little kid very happy when he or she finds it.
I suggest reading “Travels in Siberia” by Ian Frazier.
A travelogue of his obsession with Siberia.
At one point he traveled from Petersburg to Vladivostok in a panel van. One of his last stops before getting into Vladivostok was this beach.
It’s an interesting insight into the minds of the Russian peoples and just how miserable life is there, yet, the folks keep moving on.
The bit about the van breaking down near an intersection, the driver going out into the grass, picking up a spare part that fit, putting it in and them driving away is particularly funny.
Sure there is, but it does look better with a Sun or full Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOAzRIPpoqU
Used to put pieces of glass (cobalt blue) into my rock tumbler and made aquarium “pretties” out of them.
Cool. Could be sold as aquarium gravel.
When I was a kid there was an Orange County, Cal beach the locals called ‘Tin Can Beach (the official name was Sunset Beach). Basically it was a beach completely covered in rusty tin cans. It was popular because no one seemed to care what you did there—drinking (hence the rusty beer cans), fireworks, bonfires, etc. Many years ago it got cleaned up and now it is a clean, but heavily regulated beach.
Yep. Russians love their vodka and sadly abortions. I suspect the two issues are connected.
Glass Beach California
Notice that you don’t see any shore birds one would normally see oceanside.
A few states in the Middle East are in need of a glass beach.
Believe it or not, those “sea glass” pebbles sell on eBay for good money.
At the Hole n" the Rock south of Moab, UT, the proprietors sold "desert glass" which was made in much the same manner of which you speak. Rock tumbler and broken (green) Coke and (brown) beer bottles.
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