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I took some dirt from a nearby construction site and made one of those Japanese mud balls. It came out kind of mottled and with some irregularities that I'm sure could have been avoided with actual skill. Still, it came out much shinier and better than I expected. It's cool that you can make something like this out of dirt and now I have something to occupy my hands whenever I want because it can always use one more round of polishing.

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[โ€“] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How did you make it? Did you just rub it til it went shiny

[โ€“] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty much, yeah. The important thing is to sift the dirt first to make sure you get no big particles in there.