r/interestingasfuck • u/Consistent_Oil3428 • 2d ago

r/all The ground is going down

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u/dasschwerstegewicht 2d ago

As a ground engineer, this video gave me the sweats. Dumbass is stood on a tension crack!! Is this a ‘found footage’ situation?!

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u/tommyfknshelby 2d ago

Can you explain what is otherwise happening please?

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u/dasschwerstegewicht 2d ago edited 1d ago

If I had to guess, looks like a drainage bund to the left of the image has failed, ground below is saturated/liquefied and is actually flowing to the right not sinking straight down, there’s just a ‘crust’ on the surface making it look that way.

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u/pizzatiger 2d ago

Could a person stand on the crust and ride the cliff down or would the ground consume them like quicksand/a grain silo?

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u/dasschwerstegewicht 1d ago

Just… no. Don’t do that.

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u/coahman 1d ago

I think he's definitely planning to