Try shaking it gently to and fro in a shallow bowl. The stones will be heavier than the rice and should rise to the top so you can pick them out
glacial plucking moves both small and big stones
Mallard ducks can eat several unshelled, small peanuts at one time. They can also eat whole pecans and acorns. So, there is no reason they could not eat uncooked beans. As to whether they would "like" uncooked beans, I am not sure.
Chestnuts need small stones to get rid of the germs as the small stones are not normal stones.
chestnuts are fried with small stones because the chestnuts need the small stones to get rid of germs. besides, it need the smell. (those are not normal stones)
gravel
In general, yes, a good working vacuum cleaner can pick up small stones if the stones are small enough.
Use a sieve to remove the paper clips and small stones. Heat the remaining solution until the water evaporates (which is recovered by condensation). This will leave the salt behind.
Only a small fraction of lapis lazuli stones could be made into pigment
Could be several things as this is an area where many organs are located. It could be your diaphragm if you are having pain when you inhale. It might be kidneys stones or gallbladder stones. It may be an infection of the kidneys. And it could be ulcer in the stomach or small intestine.
It depends on how big or small the stones are. There are no agreed boundaries separating pebbles from stones, and stones from boulders.
Small Bolders
Pebbles.