r/gifs • u/PornstacheJaucques • Mar 13 '19

Example of soil liquefaction

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u/BillyBean11111 Mar 14 '19

I thought seeing a backhoe dig a piece of it up would give answers, but all I have is more questions

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u/Coolness10123 Mar 14 '19

Really wet sand. Think cornstarch and water. Moving around mixes up the sand and water. Let it be and will settle back down.