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Mystery ground formation appeared over night next to driveway! What is it?

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by don2222, Mar 2, 2016.

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  1. bassJAM

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    Fracking damage!! Those tree huggers were right!
     
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    do you have a pet bear by chance?
     
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    slime mold ?
     
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    Yeah, that looks like big piles of poo, that have been out there a while, then rained on.
     
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    elephant?
     
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    Not a mole; I have seem plenty of moles here.
     
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    Semi-packed snow piles will do the same thing when the air is cold but the sun hits it - just saw it yesterday. Best guess is that the sun magnifies thru ice crystals, warming up the layer below, causing evaporation. The warmed air/vapor pushes up and escapes thru weak spots in the upper layer. But then again, I'm no scientist so am probably completely wrong.
     
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    :rofl: :lol:... :picard:
     
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    Is there fungus amungus ?? Is it poofy when you stomp it ?? Probably not, so I'm going with Basod...soft soggy ooey gooey stuff underneath the asphalt being pushed up by pressure being exerted downward from traffic near the edge of the drive. Solidifying in the cold after being skooshed up....
     
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  11. 1964 262 6

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    wow, i need a cigarette
     
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  12. don2222

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    No it is just sandy soil from below the sod? It did freeze because it had a lot of moisture in it.
    Now that it is warmer, I can squish it when it got warmer outside.
     
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    looks like mystery solved. book 'em dan-o!
     
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    That loud scream and this pile....Sasquatch suffering not enough fiber in his diet!
     
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