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by toxik 685 days ago
IIRC concrete aggregate should be jagged so that it interlocks with itself. You actually can't just use any old sand, you need sharp sand, which is an increasingly scarce resource.
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My bad .. mentally insert more commas and juggle the clauses :-)

The tumbling was only meant to be applied to application requiring rounded grit, you're correct that concrete and other uses might prefer jagged.

"you need sharp sand"

Hmm, practical concerns about acquisition aside, would lunar dust work?