Speculation but: Children.
If you have something that looks like a pool they’ll go swimming.
The ladder gets them out and the humps give them a place to stand in the middle to keep their heads above the water line. Their arms get tired very quickly.
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 months agoBut why the humps and the ladder?
Drunemeton@lemmy.world 7 months ago
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It just doesn’t jive at all for me. The humps are too clearly arranged and purposeful.
ptz@dubvee.org 7 months ago
I mean, the steps could be a safety device if you fell in. Humps could just be sediment.
Again, I’m speculating, but I’ve seen those kinds of basins before.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’ve seen them too but never with humps and a ladder
ptz@dubvee.org 7 months ago
It looks DIY, so I’m willing to accept the ladder. The humps are a bit of a mystery, but from the look of the dirt between the asphalt and the pond, I can see them being sediment buildup from the runoff. Not sure why they’re in those configurations, though, but that’ll have to remain a mystery for someone else to solve lol.