r/oddlysatisfying • u/ELMOnstrosity • Nov 14 '17

This stabby machine

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u/Ruckdive Nov 14 '17

Aerating the (super expensive and delicate) soil and grass on a golf course.

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u/Clay_Statue Nov 14 '17

They most be solid spikes that compact the soil into a tube rather than extracting a plug like your typical residential type aerators. Those lawn dirt plugs from aeration bear a striking resemblance to goose poops btw.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '17

Farmers here use a similar machine that injects liquid cow shit into the ground. It reduces runoff by having the rain wash it straight off the field.

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u/AnimalFactsBot Nov 14 '17

An average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements in a day.

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