Changed my mind about collecting sea glass after finding a single piece

I found a piece of sea glass at Rodeo Beach that was bright red, and looked it up - turns out red is super rare because it comes from old car tail lights or marine lanterns from like the 1920s. That one fact on a random beachcombing forum convinced me to start a jar and now I'm tracking colors by month lol. Anyone else get hooked after learning one weird detail like that?

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schmidt.grace4d ago

Oh boy, another person going full scientist on sea glass colors. I guess tracking shade variations by month is a way to spend your time. It's just broken glass that got tumbled around in the ocean for a while, not a geologic discovery. But I'll admit finding a red piece is kind of neat in a "that's a weird junk relic" way. I just wouldn't print a spreadsheet for it.

lane.angela3d ago

I get what you're saying @schmidt.grace, the whole spreadsheet thing does feel a bit much for something that's basically just tumble-dried trash. But hey, at least the color tracking makes a boring beach day a little more interesting for some people.