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Re:China's tallest waterfall goes viral after tourist video ... by wholemodern on Thursday June 06, 2024 @08:01PM (#40603887)
tons of fake stuff in China, here's a short list to blow your mind

- people would spray paint mountain/rocks/dirt to be green, to fool the environment bureau

- fake and toxic food, such as eggs made of plastic byproducts, noodles made with ink and parafin

- retaining wall in apartment buildings made up of dirty and rocks

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Re:China's tallest waterfall goes viral after tourist video ... by terrycody on Friday June 07, 2024 @12:19AM (#40605312)
Those similar things would happen in every country.
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Re:China's tallest waterfall goes viral after tourist video ... by znpy on Friday June 07, 2024 @03:53AM (#40606309)
Uh, no ?

I honestly would not expecy to find spray-painted dirt anywhere here in europe to appear to look green.

In the US? Somehow I would expect to see that.

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Re:China's tallest waterfall goes viral after tourist video ... by fspeech on Saturday June 08, 2024 @12:04AM (#40615184)
It's commonly used here to prevent erosion.
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Re:China's tallest waterfall goes viral after tourist video ... by scroy on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @05:58AM (#40644409)
1. Where is "here"?

2. What kind of paint prevents erosion?

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Re:China's tallest waterfall goes viral after tourist video ... by fingerlocks on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @06:12AM (#40644476)
Probably confusing it with spray grass seeds. From a distance, it does look a lot like green paint on dirt before it starts growing. Commonly used in the US for landscaping post-construction, especially after road work on steep slopes.
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Re:China's tallest waterfall goes viral after tourist video ... by pajko on Friday June 07, 2024 @08:26AM (#40608017)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutter_oil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrv78nG9R04

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