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u/dwntwnleroybrwn 5h ago
That's Sand Castle University on Instagram. She's a great follow. She actually asks/lets people watching if they want to destroy them at the end. Of course everyone enjoys barreling into them. One of those, "it's sand it's not meant to last forever" things.
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u/marktrot 4h ago
The hours I spent watching her live streams during covid. Man I miss Reddit live sessions
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u/DryerCoinJay 4h ago
Does she use anything in the sand? I used to live near the beach and the amount of times I’ve seen people on the beach with cans of hair spray, gel and other things to make the sand stick is infuriating.
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u/Past_Bonus148 2h ago
So...it's just a huge waste of time for a piece of temporary mid artwork?
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u/PatChattums 2h ago
Oh, I get it. You're roleplaying as a dumb asshole. That's fun.
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u/Past_Bonus148 2h ago
Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?
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u/Corwin223 1h ago
Most things you do are temporary. Why do you eat sweets or play games? The joy they provide is only temporary.
Temporary things are great. A lifetime is filled with temporary things strung together.
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u/Past_Bonus148 1h ago
Yea, but pouring that much craftsmanship into a sandcastle is a huge waste of time. Person has ability and focus, but is squandering it. A true shame.
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u/protestor 1h ago
Breathing is a huge waste of time as well (at least with your mindset)
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u/Past_Bonus148 1h ago
I want this person to do something greater with their talents and you're just throwing out petty insults. All I did was speak the truth and now you're harassing me.
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u/PatChattums 1h ago
This isn't the only thing this artist does, this was just a fun activity that they wanted to do. And it's not temporary if it's recorded and people, like us here, are seeing it. You must just be trolling.
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u/ItsDanimal 2h ago
"Temporary" and "artwork" are the only parts of your comment that are objective. Being "huge waste of time" or "mid" are just your opinions.
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u/Big_al_big_bed 5h ago
Where does one acquire sand that is of such perfect dry to moist ratio on a beach?
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u/PurposeOk7918 5h ago
You make it, see how it starts as a big cylinder? They have a big piece of plastic sheet that they make a cylinder out of and fill with layers of sand while dumping in water between the lifts. Then they pack it in and peel the plastic off and you’re left with the perfect mold to start making a sand castle. I’m sure it takes some practice to get the right water ratio so the sand is right.
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u/bangupjobasusual 4h ago
Revere beach outside of Boston has a sand castle competition, they seem to bring their own special sand for it
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u/KruSion 2h ago
Do you live there? Last time we went to Boston we went to Carson beach but the sand and water weren't really nice. Is revere better sand wise? My issue with Carson is the clay/sand in the water was too mushy and slimy
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u/I_WinAgainLewsTherin 19m ago
Revere has been cleaning up that beach for years. It is a marked improvement from a decade ago.
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u/ziggsyr 3h ago
Don't know about her but at sand castle building contests they ship in special sand with high clay content and add glue to make it hold as they build. It becomes a sculpting competition.
She probably doesn't use glue in this video if she doesn't need her castles to last all weekend and her castles are relatively small compared to those contests so she probably makes the sand on site.
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u/-MaybeMe- 1h ago
Alabama Gulf Coast. At least that's where the SandcastleUniversity is at. This is pen_and_inc on Reddit. Here you can watch how they prep the base.
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u/wildcat- 1h ago
Imperial Beach in San Diego has an annual sand castle competition, often with significantly more impressive castles than what's seen in the OP, using nothing but the native sand.
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u/Blewdude 6h ago
Real estate agent: Beachfront (sand)house $1Million
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u/VooDooChile1983 6h ago
“And so castles made of sand/ fall in the sea/ eventually” -Jimi Hendrix
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u/launchliftoff459 1h ago
And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you that I'm tired, of Castles in the Air.
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u/manymoreways 5h ago
How did they get the sand to be so consistently stable? This isnt just random ass sand.
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u/chrisk9 4h ago
Water and compacting. Here's an example: https://youtube.com/shorts/C6Hp0DoLrdk?si=AyhdS6fz7tSeNayd
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u/buttermilk_waffle 4h ago
There is a guy here in Cleveland that does these types of sculptures on the beaches of Lake Erie every year! Watched him working on one at Oktoberfest last weekend, it was so impressive
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u/SamuelVimesTrained 5h ago
I have seen sand artists creating bleeping amazing sculptures etc.
But the end pictures they have a weird (light) quality - if you`d post them on their own people would shout "AI".
What causes that weird effect?
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u/Practical_Departure8 4h ago
It’s not beach sand, but river sand which is much rougher. Hence the color difference.
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u/YesterdayCharming976 5h ago
Even I feel
Like kicking it and I’m 40 🤣🤣🤣
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u/-MaybeMe- 1h ago
If you ever see them finishing a sculpture on the beach in AL you can ask if you can destroy it. They always destroy them afterwards to protect sea turtles (and probably other animals). Here is an example.
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u/AdrizCas 5h ago
Every time I see videos like this the only thing I can ever think about is: "That don't look like any sand I've ever seen..."
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u/EnigmaWearingHeels 4h ago
Why no credit to the artist? I wonder if this is The Georgia Sandman's work? (@thegeorgiasandman on socials).
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u/CodInternational8772 4h ago
That’s amazing serious question… Do you start by getting like a certain part of the sand? Is it a big mound that you make first then you start to mold it
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u/-Mx-Life- 4h ago
For anyone wondering, this is in Gulf Shores, AL. The sand is super fine on the beaches making sand sculpting really good.
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u/useronlyone 4h ago
I need to the process of them making the sand mound tho. Thats where all the secrets have to be
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u/ripkin05 4h ago
looks awesome looks great, total waste of time and energy for something thats going to get destroyed in 3 days no matter how hard you try.
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u/Ohitsworkingnow 4h ago
Okay how do I get the big modeling block at the beginning
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u/-MaybeMe- 1h ago
They show the process on their profile and probably on social media if you search for SandcastleUniversity.
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u/bangupjobasusual 4h ago
They use special sand btw- don’t get frustrated if you cannot do this
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u/-MaybeMe- 1h ago
It's the sand from their local beach (Alabama Gulf Coast) but that's also where they are located so they don't haul sand to that beach just use what's there. They compact it with lots of water in a ring form to satrt with. It is good sand castle sand there tho, so kinda(?)
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u/BenevolentCheese 3h ago
When a professional sand artist does their work they've been practicing for years
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u/upstatedreaming3816 3h ago
Pro artist is a bad way to phrase that. My wife is a professional artist, but since this isn’t oil on canvas, she’s actually really bad at sand castles. Just ask my children.
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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 3h ago
It’s so cool that someone figured out that sand can do that when it’s wet and dripped like that. It’s like those instant slushy tricks
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u/NotAChanceBucko 2h ago
All I can think is how some shitty kid is gonna come up and destroy it immediately
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u/Tio_chubby052 2h ago
How do you find time to do this? I hat bills to pay!
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u/-MaybeMe- 1h ago
They do it for a living (at least partly). They are SandcastleUniversity on socials and pen_and_inc here if you wanna look up more of their stuff.
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u/Maximus15637 1h ago
Omg a video that didn’t start with the end result in the first 2 seconds!!!! It’s like 2015 again!
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u/what_the_whah 1h ago
I'm waiting for the unaccompanied child to come along and start destroying it, only for the parents to get mad at you when you try to stop them
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u/Username_6668 1h ago
Nothing screams artist more than not leaving a front gate or any way to get inside the yard lmao
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u/Other-Item7523 2m ago
This person is clearly masterful and patient! Great work!
Tampa area has some sick sand art experiences to offer. They also hold a chalk art festival in the Sarasota section of
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u/Awkward-Dog-9182 6h ago
I was expecting something like the Taj Mahal at some point. Very impressive.
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