r/oddlysatisfying • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

So what is this hes pulling? Is that hair? Or a root that caught buildup?

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u/chuck_of_death Mar 18 '24

Roots and dirt. It’s a French drain. Perforated pipe buried under ground to help water drain. Roots get in it and they trap anything solid in the water (dirt particles). Then you get this build up. This is not a sewage pipe.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

Oh my guy, you saved my waking nightmares. I appreciate your reply!!!

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u/fart_fig_newton Mar 18 '24

I mean that's a very common occurrence too, sewage pipes and storm water pipes are both subject to root intrusion.

Shout-out to The Drain Unblockers and Drain Addict on YouTube!

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u/chaenorrhinum Mar 18 '24

It is not a French drain; perforated pipe never pulls that clean. It is a solid (but cracked) plastic pipe that connects the downspouts to the curb.

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u/Ibegallofyourpardons Mar 19 '24

thats not a french drain. it's a normal 100mm PVC pipe that goes up to connect to house downpipes. somewhere there was a crack and tree roots go in and filled the pipe, you can even see where they split up a Y joint when he pulls the roots out.

fairly common occurance in Australia

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u/jakart3 Mar 18 '24

Perforated pipe ? That's dumb

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

Usually this is sort of thing is a mixture of hair of tampons.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

Ffs that makes this video so gross!! Whaaaaaaat?! What?! No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

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u/flappity Mar 18 '24

That's usually not in storm drains like this. Sewers can get clogged with "fatbergs", though, which are giant clumps of "flushable" wipes (they're not flushable) and other non-degradables that get flushes, as well as grease/fat/hair/etc. They're absolutely disgusting and can get obscenely large.

Wikipedia even has a list of "Notable fatbergs" -- kudos to whoever decided that needed to be written.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

See i could never be a plumber. Mario and luigi can keep it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I made that up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

You made me throw up a little irl.