What is this thing that we found on the beach? [more inside]
posted by shammack on Nov 7, 2009 - 6 answers

How can I be comfortable sitting on the beach for a few hours, without my back and arms seizing up? [more inside]
posted by trashcan on Jun 14, 2009 - 5 answers

Can anyone tell me the name of the song that starts playing 1 minute and two seconds into the movie trailer for The House of Sand (Casa na Areia). The trailer link is here. The song sounds jewish, but I can't remember what it's called.
posted by leybman on Oct 21, 2008 - 6 answers

What the hell is the sand-like dust under my rug, and why won't it go away? [more inside]
posted by kmel on Aug 28, 2008 - 12 answers

We want to incorporate some sort of sand design into our wedding as an alternative to a unity candle. This would be sort of like a Tibetan sand mandala but nowhere near as complex. How the heck do we go about this? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jul 30, 2008 - 9 answers

Sand in my Ixus camera! Should I pay the repair charge or try to fix this myself? [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Aug 7, 2007 - 6 answers

Looking for the origin of a quote referenced by Dennis Covington in Salvation on Sand Mountain as being something he "read somewhere": "Mystery...is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend." [more inside]
posted by macinchik on Aug 5, 2007 - 2 answers

Is it possible for me to refinish my cheap piano (pics inside) [more inside]
posted by primer_dimer on Jun 11, 2007 - 13 answers

Should I sand the binding of my Edwards Les Paul? [more inside]
posted by atmu on Apr 26, 2007 - 8 answers

My favorite sweatshirt company has gone out of business - who else makes quality, thick sweatshirts? [more inside]
posted by stewiethegreat on Apr 14, 2007 - 11 answers

A-E-I-O-U! Does anyone know this old sand animation show and song? What about the red-and-blue clay? [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Nov 14, 2006 - 10 answers

Quicksand without lots of water. What gives? [more inside]
posted by aubilenon on Apr 10, 2006 - 8 answers

There was a game I played in elementary school which we called "Pomp." At my school we had a sand field. Weird, I know. One guy would stand in front of everybody and yell "Pomp" and then every­body'd charge towards the other side of the sand and the 'pomp'-yelling guy would try to tackle somebody. Kind of a smearthequeer thing. [more inside]
posted by punkbitch on Feb 27, 2006 - 34 answers

Help me find this short art video online! [more inside]
posted by arcticwoman on Aug 20, 2005 - 5 answers

I have a sand pool filter that is made out of fiberglass. It has sprung a couple pinhole leeks. Is there any easy way to patch it up? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by jasonspaceman on Jun 21, 2004 - 6 answers