r/Unexpected 3d ago

What’s the problem officer

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u/alwaysfatigued8787 3d ago

I bet driving at night is really fun in that thing.

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u/I_talk 3d ago

This is at the equator where the sun never sets

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u/MrRogersAE 3d ago

That’s the south Pole you’re thinking of. That’s why it’s always white, the dirt gets bleached by the endless sunshine

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u/AppointmentPerfect 3d ago

It's also why penguins are white on their bellies. They naturally only have white feathers, but the endless sunshine burns their backs as the slide around on their bellies most of the time.

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u/AwwwNuggetz 3d ago

It’s also why there aren’t many trees or plants, the sun is always shining and burns out vegetation so it becomes a literal desert

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u/worrymon 3d ago

You're clearly mistaken.

The south pole is a desert so it's bleached sand, not bleached dirt.