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ScientistMan96 t1_j6n7kep wrote

Looks like it was from something dripping down from above that made a puddle, then froze and started making the pole in the center.

I'd assume coolant from a vehicle that was parked there, assuming there isn't something like a pipe or machinery out of frame over the site.

Also checks out with that insulation bad in the top right that looks like it has a dent the size of a normal tire, like someone pulled up to far when parking and ran into it slightly. Would also then put the puddle around the side of a radiator or coolant tank.

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idrownedmyfish77 OP t1_j6n7o4v wrote

This is directly under one of the boilers

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ScientistMan96 t1_j6n9xz2 wrote

Then I'd get to checking said boiler and local attached bits for a leak, pronto.

Puddle of colored fluid gathering underneath something as dangerous and important as a powerplant boiler would/should be cause for huge alarm, not "huh, neat. Wonder what that is" :P

Though the more I look at it the more it still looks lime a vehicle was parked there and leaked. Can see what looks like a tire track leading up to the smushed bag (less tread mark, more even width path lacking dirt amd sand)

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idrownedmyfish77 OP t1_j6nb998 wrote

That track is probably just from my boot being wet from walking through the snow a few feet away. And there’s nothing in that boiler that should be pink. More specifically it’s right underneath a drain valve, water drips off it all the time

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