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iandunt.bsky.social • 96 days ago

This is fascinating.

🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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hauerthomas.bsky.social•96 days ago

pretty much like this: https://www.salzwelten.at/en/hallstatt close by there is still salt mining -> https://www.salinen.com/en/the-company/history/

kellyelleff.bsky.social•96 days ago

That's so cool! Everyday things can be totally fascinating if you understand how they happened or were created

crustyfoote.bsky.social•95 days ago

I knew most of our road salt came from a mine in Cheshire but the process?...fascinating

fredakaninjas.bsky.social•95 days ago

All “natural salt” comes or came from the “sea”, even “himalayen salt” 🐰😎👍🎄🎄🎄

sibelian62.bsky.social•96 days ago

I'm originally from Cheshire & not too far from the various salt producing towns. Years ago there was a great TV programme from inside the huge underground Winsford salt mine that provides road salt. It gave a superb view of the massive size of these mines. Wide enough for 2 huge lorries to pass! 😊

kopiteal.bsky.social•96 days ago

A great thread, thanks for sharing.

borislong.bsky.social•95 days ago

It really was, thanks for sharing.

sheenak1975.bsky.social•95 days ago

📌

carbonfephases.bsky.social•96 days ago

I'm a materials engineer and that is one of the most fascinating books I've read

aelredjohn.bsky.social•95 days ago

It’s a great book.

sarahpettegree.bsky.social•96 days ago

It really was - thank you for the steer.

dukkhaboy.bsky.social•96 days ago

Have you read Robert Macfarlane ‘Underworld’? He has a chapter on the salt mine that runs under the North sea. It’s a wonderful read.

stuzipants.bsky.social•96 days ago

Gritty Patel

Just before people start naming gritters

allangirvan.net•96 days ago

Too late!

https://www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-tracker

moboye.bsky.social•96 days ago

I live above them mines, ‘three wiches’ country

highpoh.bsky.social•95 days ago

Geology is cool.

ianrobinson.bsky.social•95 days ago

His Material World book is a must read. One of my favourite books ever.

madeinsheff.bsky.social•96 days ago

My daughter who works there visiting the face

nvgg.online•96 days ago

Jeezus H Christ! I never knew I needed to know that.

sambv.bsky.social•96 days ago

If you’re into salt at the moment, may I recommend “Salt: A World History” by Mark Kurlansky

meandmecousin.bsky.social•95 days ago

📌

brightsider123.bsky.social•96 days ago

I live not far from Winsford. In Nantwich we actually have an outdoor brine swimming pool.

adambotallack.bsky.social•95 days ago

Yes it works at melting the snow and ice, but it also causes accelerated corrosion to car bodies, as my poor old polo can testify.

anghoneyb.bsky.social•96 days ago

Material World is a wonderful book, highly informative and interesting, Ed has a way of conveying complex and sometimes ‘dry’ information making it easily accessible and relevant to how we live today.

helenintgarden.bsky.social•96 days ago

I can't believe that as I clicked on the thread I was thinking... well the only salt mines I know of are the salt mines of Cheshire... but it can't be them... a fascinating link back to my childhood near Northwich... I had school friends from Winsford...

loupots.bsky.social•96 days ago

Thanks Ian.😊

nickmfgtv.bsky.social•96 days ago

Ed's book is fascinating and extremely readable. Great journey/writer.

nickmfgtv.bsky.social•96 days ago

Great JOURNO/writer🙄

accountantfaith.bsky.social•96 days ago

But following the griters by their name is even better! Scotland did me proud with their gritter names! #sleetwoodmac

oooooajay.bsky.social•95 days ago

Ed's book, Material World, is fascinating and well worth a read.

wittering.bsky.social•95 days ago

Worth a follow as he was on t’other place

misterlaurie.bsky.social•95 days ago

So is Cheshire gonna just collapse in on itself at some point?

And if it does, can we make it into one of those massive space telescope dishes?

amypeace.bsky.social•96 days ago

His whole book Material World is... A great awareness raiser for how vulnerable some of our supply chains (and thus economies/politics) are.

amhoward.bsky.social•95 days ago

I’m glad Ed is here. Can you maybe give his luxury car exports to Uzbekistan story a bump because the manufacturers are little more than sanction busting pumps and this really should be a fucking scandal.

eightbittony.bsky.social•95 days ago

As far as I'm concerned, these posts are why the Internet and Social Media exist.

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