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Yes, footsteps are what we take more, the more we leave behind. 

Natural gas is primarily composed of methane, but also contains ethane, propane, and heavier hydrocarbons.

Natural gas is a colorless, tasteless, odorless, and non-toxic gas. Because it is odorless, mercaptan is added to the natural gas, in very small amounts to give the gas a distinctive smell of rotten eggs. This strong smell can alert you of a potential gas leak.

It also contains small amounts of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide and trace amounts of water.

You have to actually count all the balls in the pyramid.
Simple way is to count the balls in each level.

So lower most level lets say 1st level has 4 x 4 balls; i.e. 16 balls
Similarly 2nd level has 3 x 3 balls; i.e. 9 balls.
3rd level has 2 x 2 balls; i.e. 4 balls.
The top most level has just 1 ball.

So the total number of balls is 16+9+4+1 = 30.

So the image has 30 Balls in all.

It is connected to the sea by a channel cut through solid rock and sand.