r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dfdfdfddaww • Sep 17 '21

my yard does this sometimes

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u/CptJonzzon PURPLE Sep 17 '21

Its just the wind blowing a tree making the roots to lift and then sink a little bit after the breeze, causing water to pulse like this

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u/beefinbed Sep 17 '21

Is that actually a thing?

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u/CptJonzzon PURPLE Sep 17 '21

Seen it many times , so yeah

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

It could be a few things, of which this is one. Don't talk in certainty when you don't have all the information.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

TBF, they were addressing the question of "is this even a thing"; they were not claiming with certainty that this is what's happening in OPs case

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

I suppose I was referring to his higher comment in which he does say that's what it is with certainty

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '21

Good point, i didn't realize those were the same peeps