Yokozuna@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agoMy moon is in Silty Loam but my Sun sign is Clay.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1409arrow-down115
arrow-up1394arrow-down1imageMy moon is in Silty Loam but my Sun sign is Clay.lemmy.worldYokozuna@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareGork@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoIt’s confusing that Sandy Loam and Loamy Sand are two distinctly different things.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoDirty water vs. watery dirt. One is dirty water, the other we’d probably call mud.
minus-squareAscendantSquid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoTo me, the difference is that one is mostly loam with a bit of sand and the other is mostly sand with a bit of loam.
It’s confusing that Sandy Loam and Loamy Sand are two distinctly different things.
Dirty water vs. watery dirt.
One is dirty water, the other we’d probably call mud.
To me, the difference is that one is mostly loam with a bit of sand and the other is mostly sand with a bit of loam.