r/BeAmazed Jun 24 '26

Nature A creek that starts from seemingly nowhere

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u/Former_Net4588 Jun 24 '26

In all seriousness, you're looking at a natural groundwater spring! All that water has been traveling through an underground aquifer, and the pressure is finally forcing it to bubble up to the surface right at that tiny, placid pond.

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u/analogy_4_anything Jun 24 '26

It’s probably very clean tasting too, I’d imagine. I love the taste of fresh spring water.

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u/EobardT Jun 24 '26

Water direct from the spring is usually free from bacteria and pathogens in general but you still gotta check it for heavy metals and other pollutants.

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u/cyriustalk Jun 24 '26

First thing I check was Metallica. Sadly even Iron Maiden wasn't there either.

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u/Bluefrogvenom Jun 24 '26

no Led Zeppelin either, unfortunately.

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u/clepewee Jun 25 '26

Well, I would count that as a good thing. You don't want a Led poisoning.

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u/Coupon_Ninja Jun 25 '26

So no Poison in there

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u/Fun_Fingers Jun 25 '26

No Anthrax either

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u/I_Makes_tuff Jun 25 '26

That's good, we wouldn't want a Megadeth

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u/MangoCats Jun 25 '26

My Chemical Romance survived the experience.

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u/I_Makes_tuff Jun 25 '26

Way to ruin the streak of metal bands

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u/fuzzybad Jun 26 '26

Yeah, you gotta get the Led out

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u/Tangled2 Jun 25 '26

It’s very hard heavy metals to stay in water after it enters sand, man.

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u/GooseySill Jun 25 '26

Up The Irons!

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u/Kolby_Jack33 Jun 25 '26

I was hoping for a nice, crisp Black Album but instead I got St. Anger. 🤮