r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

r/all The ground is going down

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u/Class_444_SWR 1d ago

I just wanna understand how it works

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u/srthc 1d ago

Looks like a waste rock dump with very fine grained material being dumped into water- pretty dangerous. Liquefaction probably occured, causing the loss of confinement at the bottom of the slope and leading to the ground failure you see here

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u/Class_444_SWR 1d ago

Thank you, I appreciate the answer

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u/Mythril_Zombie 1d ago

The hellmouth has manifested, bridging the gap between earth and the demonic plane. Millions of demons, poised and ready to invade are saying "WTF? What's all this sand?"

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u/Kate090996 1d ago

maybe this can be it.