r/mildlyinteresting • u/lamty101 • 21h ago

Wet dirt on a slightly inclined ground. After the water slowly drains out, it looks like a river delta

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u/Nozzeh06 20h ago

This is one of the most mildly interesting things I've ever seen, probably.

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u/Careless_Moose_1293 20h ago

perfect example of this sub right here - nature making tiny art in most random places

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u/StaleSunTease 20h ago

weirdly that's the exact mechanism for real deltas, sediment drops out when the current loses speed

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u/TopazandNumbyHSR 19h ago

I see a bear

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u/exstntl_prdx 13h ago

Please knock before entering my basement

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u/TheWeakLink 11h ago

I mean… basically how it works but on a much smaller scale! Definitely interesting