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I assume I shouldn't label this as OC.

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[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 98 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right? It's like Minecraft or something! I thought it would be some sort of gradual buildup.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

The scrubland that the photo is taken from is the gradual buildup ~~between the Conglian Rainforest and the Sahara~~.

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

This is definitely Merzouga in eastern Morocco.

[–] Birbatron@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago

Conglian Rainforest

In Morocco?

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 75 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The view from the top of those dunes. I went there in the beginning of this year, would absolutely recommend it!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow! I would love to see that someday! Thanks for sharing.

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Why wait? Just click his link.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks, it works as a direct link on Boost, so I didn't notice. Any hints on how best to share direct image links (also outside of imgur) would be appreciated.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

The way I share is using imgchest or find random images on duckduckgo and just copy the image address and link them.

![](image address link)

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Is it hard work to walk on that kind of sand?

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My calves have never hurt more in my life, it was insanely hard to climb the dune. But we rode dromedaries out there, not that it's that far.

[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

what's the difference between dromedaries and camels?

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Iirc a camel has two humps and a dromedar has one, but that's something I learned, like, 30 years ago, so I might be wrong.

Edit: so a dromedary is a one humped camel. A bactrian camel has two humps.

[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Nice. TIL. thank you

[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Correction: that's the edge of the Sahara for now.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I suppose that's true about anything on a constantly changing planet, but it's definitely going to get dryer the further south you go with global warming.

And north as well. Every county in the state of Massachusetts is currently rated as being in a critical drought right now.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Damn squid, is there anything your family group doesn't do.

And for the record, id still call it OC. Its not your photo, but you posted it first so it is "original".

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

No, my whole family is as weird as me. I come from one long line of weird-as-fuck people.

I have a cousin who's got a knighthood. He's a physicist. He also has an IgNobel prize. He cares a whole lot more about the other one.

[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Yep, that is legit awesome. If I were related to someone with an IgNobel prize, I'd be bragging about it to everyone I know. Which I suppose isn't a lot of people, and I'm not sure how many would know what an IgNoble prize is, but I figure that is on them.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

That is awesome. Also, your cousin sounds like my kind of people!

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

Have bones.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Morock on! I would love to toboggan down those sick dunes.

Tight.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bruh, me and my cousin once flopped on a plabdoe on the flavored side of the rocket shlim. He was all, “noooooo!” and I was all, “yoooooo!”

Sickest slides and slices I ever encountered. Slip pops were ruffin bro! I’d be buggin in the slop if I had a buggy.

I’m so sorry. :p

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Its like a reverse coast line.

[–] Affidavit@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ah yiss motherfucking cryptobiotic soil! I love me some cryptobiotic soil. It's cool stuff, and it looks really neat close-up. For anyone ever visiting national parks in southern Utah, please stay on the paths. It takes decades for cryptobiotic soil to build up, but it only takes a second for a footstep to destroy it.

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[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

someone must have painted it

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Look at that cute biocrust!

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

look at all those raw materials for glass.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i jeard that sahara sand is practically useless for that

or maybe that was just for concrete or something

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It can't be used for concrete because it's too smooth due to erosion. Industrial sand is manufactured to have sharp edges so it holds better.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Sahara to Savannah.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] Anissem@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I think I played this level in Squad

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Shoulda made a left turn at Tatooine