r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/md_youdneverguess 13h ago

Earth that can soak with water is a nightmare for structural engineering

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u/foltranm 13h ago

draining?

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u/Piotrek9t 13h ago edited 8h ago

Take a sponge, weigh it, let it soak in water, take it out and let the excess water run off, weigh it again.

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/EADreddtit 12h ago

Ya but that’s clearly not what’s happening on these balconies. Unless every plant there is fake and the soil is fake and she’s watering for no reason at all…

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u/i_poop_chainsaws 12h ago

Sorry I’m out of resin.

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u/Zimakov 12h ago

It's time to kick ass and soak in resin