The walker had to be pulled from the waterlogged mix of mud and sand by Dorset Fire Service on Friday.

BBC: Walker saved from waterlogged Swanage beach

Steamers are usually harvested from sand or mud tidal flats.

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The event is held every Memorial Day weekend in Ferndale, California, as artists race their bizarre wares across a 42-mile course over three days, including sections on land, sand, mud and water.

BBC: Kinetic sculptures race land and sea

And while these works may seem ephemeral - often made from sand and mud rather than canvas and paint, their creators clearly expect them to survive beyond the next exhibition, leaving detailed instructions of how to recreate the work, and often rebuilding it themselves (as Turner nominee Karla Black did last week with her powder and make-up creation on the floor of Tramway).

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You built sand castles and mud pies with daisy frosting, and you punched Joey for cutting in front of you in the lunch line on pizza day.

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The fabled golden wealth of Timbuktu turned out to be sand and a few windblown mud huts.

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As the drill progresses through the rock and sand below the seabed, the pressure of the mud in the drill string must be kept within a limited range.

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