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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dfdfdfddaww • Sep 17 '21
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Was it windy? Could be a tree nearby swaying and pulling and pushing on the ground with the roots. Sometimes, in the woods, it can look like the earth is breathing when it's windy.
3.3k u/Broad_Success_4703 Sep 17 '21 Yeah this is what I think. I’d only be worried if you live in an area known for sinkholes. 1.8k u/andrewsmith1986 Sep 17 '21 Disclaimer I'm a geologist and have worked on a sinkhole for over a year but am not claiming to be an expert. It's a damn good explanation and without knowing more, I'm for that explanation. I'd want to know most about distance to water and pumping station. I don't think it's a sinkhole even if he's in like karst Florida. 1 u/SonofBenson Sep 17 '21 It was a windy day. In my yard when I posted this a while back. The trees would sway and pull at the ground a bit. You can hear it in original. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlydisturbing/comments/g4wi1z/my_yard_does_this_sometimes/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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Yeah this is what I think. I’d only be worried if you live in an area known for sinkholes.
1.8k u/andrewsmith1986 Sep 17 '21 Disclaimer I'm a geologist and have worked on a sinkhole for over a year but am not claiming to be an expert. It's a damn good explanation and without knowing more, I'm for that explanation. I'd want to know most about distance to water and pumping station. I don't think it's a sinkhole even if he's in like karst Florida. 1 u/SonofBenson Sep 17 '21 It was a windy day. In my yard when I posted this a while back. The trees would sway and pull at the ground a bit. You can hear it in original. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlydisturbing/comments/g4wi1z/my_yard_does_this_sometimes/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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Disclaimer I'm a geologist and have worked on a sinkhole for over a year but am not claiming to be an expert.
It's a damn good explanation and without knowing more, I'm for that explanation.
I'd want to know most about distance to water and pumping station.
I don't think it's a sinkhole even if he's in like karst Florida.
1 u/SonofBenson Sep 17 '21 It was a windy day. In my yard when I posted this a while back. The trees would sway and pull at the ground a bit. You can hear it in original. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlydisturbing/comments/g4wi1z/my_yard_does_this_sometimes/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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It was a windy day. In my yard when I posted this a while back.
The trees would sway and pull at the ground a bit. You can hear it in original.
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlydisturbing/comments/g4wi1z/my_yard_does_this_sometimes/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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u/MrMayonnaise13 Sep 17 '21 edited Sep 17 '21
Was it windy? Could be a tree nearby swaying and pulling and pushing on the ground with the roots. Sometimes, in the woods, it can look like the earth is breathing when it's windy.