I collect dirt and sand.

Azathoth448 · 3 months

i'm one of few people to have a few pieces of trinitite, the fused sand from the first atomic explosions at Trinity in White Sands, New Mexico. A true piece of history, it is also a piece of sand from one of the most important events in history. I will send you a small piece of this in a baggie in an envelope if you like (for verification, it is still slightly radioactive) :P

edit: changed nevada to new mexico, i'm dumb

NonAnonAlternate · 3 months

Considering what a great response you're getting, I'm now considering looking up Lamar Smith's address (the author of SOPA) posting an /r/Favors [Request] saying "I collect poop", then giving out his address instead of mine to those who respond

jooes · 3 months

I have no sand for you, it's the middle of winter...

But, do you have any pictures of your collection? I'm kind of curious.

Cannedbeans · 3 months

If the shipping fee is easily manageable, I can send you some dirt from the Queen's garden that is in front of the Legislative Building in Regina. It's a beautiful building btw.

Handout · 3 months

Are you a fan of Disney World? I can steal sand from anywhere on property.

bsweany · 3 months

I can't be the only one who wants to see pictures of this.

jiltedjones · 3 months

How about the battlefield in Gettysburg,pa?

candiedwhiskey · 3 months

How about some Carolina clay?

lmcclel · 3 months

I can send you some dirt from Pittsburgh, PA, just let me know.

gemcitytiffany · 3 months

I might be able to get you some from the Wright Brother's grave site.

DeadpoolIsMyHomeboy · 3 months

Sand from the beach of Lake Ontario?

ryanlynds · 3 months

My bro got me some dirt from Jim Morrison's grave during a school trip to France.

kimwim42 · 3 months

shit i thought i was the only one who did that!

jshufro · 3 months

I have some sand from the sahara, morrocco... I'll send you, like, 4 ozs of it, if you want.

DragonHunter · 3 months

PM me with your address and I'll surprise you.

AFDIT · 3 months

barcelona, spain. PM me where it's going.

Thatguykalem · 3 months

I can't send dirt, unfortunately, because I'm in Australia, but I thought you'd find it quite interesting that I'm in possession of two urns from pre-Vesuvius-eruption Pompeii.

cmb2742 · 3 months

How about some Hawaiian sand and/or dirt?!

jasontimmur · 3 months

I think this hobby is cool as hell.

I live in Dubuque, Iowa, the oldest town in Iowa, founded by a fur trapper named Julien Dubuque. I could send you some dirt from my favorite spot in the city, high atop the limestone bluffs overlooking the Mississippi river.

Bobo_dude16 · 3 months

I can try to send you some dirt from Boone Hall Plantation if you want it. It will take a while though. I gotta talk to my friend to see if I can get on sometime soon

culus_ambitiosa · 3 months

I could send you some sand from the Jersey shore now-ish, I might be heading down to the site of the Battle of Monmouth this spring if you'd be interested in a jar of dirt from there. And I just can't help but post this and hope it's exactly how you react to each sample you get.

16isagreatnumber · 3 months

Sand from the beaches of Juneau, Alaska.. I could even try to get you glacial sand, though there's a bit of snow on the ground. Could be better in Aprilish?

TheAdoringFan · 3 months

This is like a side quest in Fallout or something

EveryoneIntoPosition · 3 months

I live in Israel, would you like some Israeli sand? Tel-Aviv style :)

SgtSloth · 3 months

I can get you some earth from the Bonneville Salt Flats. It's not like an exotic land, but it's kind of different, and they set all sorts of land speed records out here and film movies there sometimes. It's more salt than dirt.

Tgg161 · 3 months

I'll think of a good place in DC I can dig some without getting nabbed by the park police -- do you have a favorite presidential monument? I don't have any contacts at the Pentagon at the moment, otherwise I'd get you some dirt from the center courtyard...

aigret · 3 months

Do you want me to go to Alki Beach in Seattle and grab you some sand?

ZephyrSong · 3 months

How about Lubbock, TX king of cotton, cattle, railroad hubs, and Buddy Holly? I'll even try to avoid the feedlot stank in the air of your baggie.

MPinsky · 3 months

I'll be in Toronto tomorrow, pm me and I'll get you some from the base of the cn tower.

BladeMaster0182 · 3 months

...I thought I was in /r/Minecraft for a moment. God I need to get off Reddit.

_vvvv_ · 3 months

I live in MD/DC area, would be happy to visit any location within my immediate area for you, or I could just take some from where I live.

chibistarship · 3 months

I live in San Francisco. If you are interested, I could go to the beach at some point and get some sand for you. As long as the shipping price isn't bad, I'll mail it to you. Tell me if interested.

Kalgaroo · 3 months

I know you said you have Ground Zero, but is there anywhere else in New York you want? I could theoretically do Coney Island sand?

Cannedbeans · 3 months

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Krayer · 3 months

If you'd like some from a location in the Fort Worth area please let me know.

There's a cemetery close by that contains the remains of a fairly well known killer. Also, it's believed that an alien is buried in the same cemetery. They discussed the UFO crash on Ancient Aliens.

interrobangzingkapow · 3 months

I would love to send you some from Detroit! But I'm having trouble deciding the best place to collect. Perhaps from the lawn of the abandoned train station? Or from one of the local urban gardens? Or the shores of Belle Isle?

Let me know if you have any requests. If not, I'll consult my fellow Detroiters on their favorite spots :)

ageeksgirl08 · 3 months

I can send you some from Ohio. Our little town is located by what was once the Sandy and Beaver Canal. There's a lot of history here, so I'll send some of that along as well.

ampearce89 · 3 months

would you like some dirt from Gettysburg?

_meraxes · 3 months

It's probably illegal but I could try and send you some New Zealand sand. From Whangaparaoa (that's fong-a-pa-rho-a, not wang-a-par-oa).

johnpowell · 3 months

I live near Ken Kesey's old house in Pleasant Hill, Oregon. I have access so if you send me your info I can send some dirt from his old flowerbed.

Cpt_Mango · 3 months

Pm me: I have some 12myo volcanic ash

edit: I writes weirds

Speye · 3 months

I can send you dirt/sand from Fiji, but, not sure which is the best way to ship it without it getting flagged by customs or quarantine or something.

VIJoe · 3 months

I'm in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands and we have plenty of sand to spare if you'd like a little.

Scrotums · 3 months

Every time i go on holiday I do something similar. On the last night i walk down to the local beach, have a bottle of beer then fill the bottle with sand to bring home. I've got Turkish, Mexican, Greek, South African all sorts. Fast forward a couple of years and my sister (aged 13 or 14 at the time) is spending a holiday in Israel while my father is working in Tel Aviv. Unknown to my parents she decided to bring her big brother a Gift in the form of a bottle of beer she some how procured filled with sand from the beach.She didn't tell my parents about my gift and just stuffed it in her suitcase.

When time came to leave the country her bag went through the scanner alarms went off and they were quickly surrounded by armed guards. She sparked a massive bomb scare at the airport which resulted in them missing their flight and getting some pretty bad treatment from security services (threatening my sister with jail etc).

TL:DR Don't smuggle sand out of Israel

To the OP ill dig out my collection and pm you with what ive got.

FallingUp727 · 3 months

Hey man if you see this.. I am in Cyprus now until June then I will be in Poland till mid July. I can get you some sand from Ayia Napa when I visit there. I would be able to bring it home to the States and mail it to you probably. I really like the idea and might bring back some for myself too.

Edit: I am also traveling all over Cyprus so if there is anywhere else. Maybe some from the Buffer Zone in the last remaining divided capital? There is a lot of history here and I will be seeing all the big spots so let me know.

Curll · 3 months

I could get you some dirt from Lexington and Concord

carbanm · 3 months

I live in truth or consequences, new mexico, if youd like some desert dirt!

millioneyed · 3 months

I will send you some dirt if you send me a rock. I've never travelled, but I have rocks from around the world and I'd like to return them all someday.

EDIT: If anyone else wants to send a rock my way, that'd be flippin' nifty.

cblaines · 3 months

I have a couple of buddies who do work on and around the launchpads at Kennedy Space Center. If you're interested I'll ask if they can take baggies of stuff without getting arrested haha.

Teeman276 · 3 months

Would you be interested in sand from The Twelve Apostles in Victoria, Australia?

ladymolotov · 3 months

Can I send you sand from my kindergarten sandbox in Germany?? There may even be a child feces bonus.

Saydrah · 3 months

Send me your info and next time I go to the Continental Divide I'll get you some dirt from there :)

ObscureSaint · 3 months

PM me an address. I have a bag full of Oolitic Sand from the Great Salt Lake. It's cool stuff.

Rowsncrantz · 3 months

There's a park down the street from me called "dog shit park", how'd you like a small scoop from Santa Barbara, California?

bsweany · 3 months

I'd like to send you some down home country Kansas dirt!

jjamessmithh · 3 months

I can get dirt from the grave of Duane Allman from the Allman Brothers Band.

Bonzooy · 3 months

I live near Lexington MA. I can get some from Lexington common. This is the place where the "shot heard 'round the world" (beginning of the American Revolutionary War) occurred. I actually live near a bunch of historically significant places. I could also get some from the sand in front of the Old North Bridge or something (really anything in the area). No guarantees, I'm busy these days. But I'll see what I can do if you want it.

Fauxbidden · 3 months

What is the smallest amount you have? Is it in a tiny jar? What is the biggest amount you have? Do you use glass jars so you can see the dirt? Which is your favorite? Least favorite?

Is your nickname Pigpen? "Charlie Brown: Don't think of it as dust. Think of it as maybe the soil of some great past civilization. Maybe the soil of ancient Babylon. It staggers the imagination. He may be carrying soil that was trod upon by Solomon, or even Nebuchudnezzar. Pig-Pen: Sort of makes you want to treat me with more respect, doesn't it?"

Just wondering.

NonAnonAlternate · 3 months

I've got Tennessee dirt/clay and some beach sand from Georgetown Island, Maine (much different and better than Florida sand. I was born and raised in the Broward/Dade county areas and it's pretty much just granules while the beach sand in Maine has bits of shells and quartz and everything in it). PM me an address to send it to and I'll get some out to you on my next trip to the post office.

Siriann · 3 months

I can get you some from the beaches around Boston. Unfortunately, they're (basically) giant ashtrays.

sicilianhotdog · 3 months

I live in Boston, so I have a bunch of places I could go! Boston Harbor, Lexington/Concord for Civil War stuff, as well as Bunker Hill, I may even be able to swing Fenway Park...

I could also hit P-town, the tip of Cape Cod, and the eastermost part of the state, right up against the atlantic!

thebeegirl · 3 months

You like American history? I'm in Massachusetts. Let me know if you have a request. I have an idea for a surprise, too.

PauseBack · 3 months

Would you like some from Upstate NY?

stilesjp · 3 months

I collect spores, molds, and fungus.

macnwars · 3 months

do you have any north carolina red clay?

jiddic · 3 months

I collect sand as well!

SpottedMe · 3 months

I could probably spare some P.E.I. red sand if you're interested.

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patticakes86 · 3 months

I live in san antonio & am off pretty much all of next week. I'm going to call and ask if it's possible to take a sample of dirt from the grounds. Would you like dirt from the Alamo? (if they say no, I'll try one of the other missions here in town)

ANAL_PLUNDERING · 3 months

I live in Virginia. We go to beaches from time to time like Virginia Beach but we also go to North Carolina beaches (better) like Nags Head. It is winter so I can not get any time soon but if you are interested let me know.

BTW my high school marine bio teacher did this exact thing. She had sands from all over the world and her students would bring her back sands from Hawaii or Florida or wherever they went. She brought them in once so we could look at them under a microscope. I really liked her black and pink sands!

Shepy · 3 months

I'm off to Holy Island this weekend, if you'd like some from the UK.

TrevelyanPanda · 3 months

PM me your address, when I get a chance I will go on a dirt raid :)

Krastain · 3 months

I could send you some of the most fertile soil in the world, but it's coming from the other side of the world.

jdola · 3 months

You will probley never get to mine way down here, however Ill still extend the offer. I live in Orlando, Fl. Disney Epcot ect. are options. Daytona beach is close, Kennedy space center is not to far and I goto Tampa often. If any sound good let me know. Willing to travel a bit

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dangerssnake · 3 months

I'll have to look to see if I have any extras left, but I picked up a few pebbles and a bit of dirt from Pompeii.

teckjunkie · 3 months

I can send you some from Saint John, NB. Message me details and I'll send you a photo of where it came from too if you want. (everything is covered in snow, but I'm sure I can find some dirt)

ToastieCrumbs · 3 months

I still have my jar from white sands, NM. It's about 15 years old at this point..wow. And the sand has started to lose it's "whiteness". lol

I'm close to Chicago, would you want some from around this area? Anywhere in particular?

speezo_mchenry · 3 months

Looks like somebody's got a... dirty mind.

YEEEAAAAAAHHH!

droneprime · 3 months

I can get you sand from Laguna Beach if you really want. I would need a picture of your collection though...

winkandclick · 3 months

If you are willing to wait a bit for spring I'd be happy to get you some from various mountains in Colorado. We do lots of hiking/backpacking so I can definitely get some cool ones! :)

Morrigane · 3 months

PM if you would like some dirt from Max Patch . I'll be there in about a month.

SirWinstonFurchill · 3 months

This is AMAZING! I love it! I think this might be something fun to start doing.

I live on the shores of Lake Michigan, near Milwaukee, and can get you sand from where an old mill stood :3

Not really all that cool, but I'd be happy to add to your collection. I may have a bottle of sand from the Great Abaco (larger) Island in the Bahamas - my husband has family down there!

I can get you Google maps pinpoint of the locations, too - in fact, that might be kind of a cool way to share everywhere you have sands from with the rest of Reddit.

nobueno1 · 3 months

I live in Hawaii and could send ya some sand from a couple beaches here.. Could send you sand from fort hasse beach on the Marine Corps base, sand from Lanikai Beach (rated in the top 10 beaches in America), sand from Sunset Beach (where they hold all surfing competitions) and if I ever make it to the big island I could send you volcanic ash..

When I was younger I started to do this, but stopped cause forgot about it. But I'd put the sand in the mini liquor bottles, and put some ocean water on top of it.. Turned out pretty cool :-)

ryangiglio · 3 months

Are you Sherlock Holmes?

the_jowo · 3 months

If it hasn't already been offered, I can get you some soil from Mnt Tabor. It's a volcano in Portland, Oregon.

synesthesiatic · 3 months

I live in Mississippi. We have some weird clay around here. Do you want some?

itsmejessica · 3 months

Ahh I can't decide what to offer! I can send you some dirt from Neverland Ranch, or Oprah's house, or the ruins of an old castle hidden in the mountains, or sand from the Santa Monica pier, or dirt from Mulholland or Rodeo Drive or Hollywood Blvd... do any of these sound interesting to you? Let me know!

defectorlacera · 3 months

How about some good Georgia red clay from an authentic civil war battlefield?

spritle6054 · 3 months

If you has posted this earlier I could have sent you some carlisle muck from the Scioto marsh.

tomdumont · 3 months

Bismarck, North Dakota - PM me.

Inkblot21 · 3 months

Living in Socal, there are many beaches close to me that i could get you sand from, esp from my favorite beach Corona Del Mar, and I could even get you some dirt from Disneyland too! None of these places are that far from me either. Could get you dirt from my dad's house in the mountains too...let me know!

sassy_lion · 3 months

I honestly have no idea where it is atm (still unpacking from moving, haven't unpacked some of the memorabilia boxes...) I have a bottle of sand from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore that I picked up outside of Christmas, MI. I'd be willing to send you some of it!

I can also get you some dirt from The Paine Art Center. It's a pretty big historic lumber baron's house here and there are lots of history & ghost stories that surround the estate.

memorea · 3 months

Hah, I could send you some dirt form Bucks County PA- nowhere in particular. I suppose it's ever so slightly famous because of a lot of M. Night Shamalamadingdong movies? :) PM me if do want. <3

wharrislv · 3 months

PM me if you want some sand from Las Vegas or any of its surrounding areas. I could get you some sand from the Las Vegas Strip if you want, that would be cool!

waitingforbatman · 3 months

I used to have a teeny vial of volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajokull. If I can dig it up would you be interested, since it's not specifically dirt or sand? (I'd know for sure the first week of March.)

PulpCanMove · 3 months

as a germaphobe, I read this as:

"please mail me your bacteria, fungus, mold, virus, and stool samples, so I can store them where I live."

mchr · 3 months

If you can name a famous place in denmark that has dirt, i will send you some of it!

PeelStickPull · 3 months

I can send you some dirt from the World Heritage Site, El Morro and from the only rain forest in the United States National Forest System, El Yunque in Puerto Rico. I can get also some sand from one of our beautiful beaches.

I have a couple a volcanic rocks from the Irazú volcano in Costa Rica. Also I have some salt rocks from the Zipaquirá Salt Mine in Colombia that I can share if you want some rocks too.

PM me if you are interested.

Nightmare_King · 3 months

I don't suppose sand from a warzone, specifically Afghanistan, would hold any interest?

Lamez · 3 months

Lubbock, Texas? I am not sure what is considered worthy but I wouldn't mind sending some your way.

ultris · 3 months

I could probably get you some sand from Germany, PM me if there is like a special sand in Germany that you would like.

CRandalPoopenmeier · 3 months

I could probably hook you up with some german weser sand. or north sea sand if you are willing to wait a couple of months... maybe you forget about it and it will come as a little surprise ;)

PM me

rocklobstr · 3 months

I can send you some dirt from Redwood National Park/ Arcata CA

ynot71121 · 3 months

I'm currently stationed in Fort Hood Texas. If you don't already have some from there, I'll send it.

roderpol · 3 months

I can get you sand from different beaches in the Caribbean and dirt from several ancient Mayan cities. PM me your info.

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