I'm glad I'm an engineer and don't have to worry about such foolishness. Just do it by weight.But if you insist, I will define sand quantities for you in terms of grain count.1-50 grains: "grains"50-500 grains: "a dusting"500-5,000: "small heap"5,000-10,000: "heap"10,000-100,000: "large heap">100,000: "a pile"acceptable tolerance +/- 20% (because who gives a @#%^& if you call a "heap" a "small heap" by accident)Standard: ESTABLISHED! Now you're free to go prove black is white, or drink a glass of water, or do whatever you people do. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
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But if you insist, I will define sand quantities for you in terms of grain count.
1-50 grains: "grains"
50-500 grains: "a dusting"
500-5,000: "small heap"
5,000-10,000: "heap"
10,000-100,000: "large heap"
>100,000: "a pile"
acceptable tolerance +/- 20% (because who gives a @#%^& if you call a "heap" a "small heap" by accident)
Standard: ESTABLISHED! Now you're free to go prove black is white, or drink a glass of water, or do whatever you people do.