Joe wrote: - >Lightning often hits beaches, and the intense heat >often produces melted sand (i.e. glass) tubes called >fulgurites. G'Day Joe, Is the colloquial name "sand dollars" I seem to remember a John Steinbeck story in which beach sand melted by lightning strikes is mentioned and for some reason the phrase "sand dollars" springs to mind. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 30 2003 - 23:35:20 PST
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