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Tscarborough

I was asked this today, and have no idea, other than a vague remembrance to it being french and having to do with a type of tool. At any rate, I can not find it online at all.

Why is it called torpedo sand?

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DQM

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I guess it was. now ya got me wondering?

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Tscarborough

I have searched and even called all the old farts I know, including my Pops. No idea.

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neolitic

Dubious, but I was once told that's
what they used to pack the charge
when they torpedoed a well.
I'd like to hear something else too.

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SLSTech

Hmmm, let me google that http://www.theyarddepot.com/products/torpedo_sand.html, http://www.rwmillerandsons.com/prod12.htm, http://www.ottojacobs.com/Aggregate%...scriptions.htm,

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neolitic

So?

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SLSTech

D@mn headache - missed the whole question

As I recall it was for transporting explosives, but here are a few other explanations where it may have gotten the name

https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/...10_i04_007.pdf

Mining with NG - shells / torpedos - whole packed with sand

Another take - 2/3 down http://yarchive.net/explosives/armstrongs_mixture.html

Dutch ships

Now to take some Tylenol & call it a night

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concretemasonry

Around here it was the description of a coarse clean sand that was finer then pea rock, but coarser than concrete sand.

Frequently, it was used to "choke" the coarse rock that was used around drain tile and also in some grout.

Just little bit of local "folk lore".

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neolitic

Nice research there.

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Tscarborough

Yep, that is as good as anything I could find. I will use that, S!

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DQM

Ok that what Im writing down in the old knogen for the next time Im asked

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