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human
Why is it that when you dig a hole and put some water in it it disappears, but it doesn’t do the same with ponds?
gpt
It does do that with ponds. If you keep filling your hole with water, you will eventually saturate the soil in the area and it will start to fill. Just like when it rains and doesn’t flood, the total amount of water matters. If there is a long dry period the pond will dry up, and hosing the area down will have the same result as your small hole until it enough water is present to saturate the soil again.