A video of what looks like quartz breaking through the surface of a is making the rounds on . I don’t get over there much, being suspicious of the Chinese over concerns of it spying on its users, as the reports. OK, fine. Actually, I just don’t get the humor on there because I’m old. As it turns out, native country may be the origin of the ripped up, pock-marked road, and the that’s plagued China could be to blame.

The in question is a months-old repost that traces back to the , where users cite the “tofu-dreg projects” so common in the Eastern superpower. They go on to blame hasty road construction for the rock clusters breaking through the asphalt. Here is the video, per :

Ignore the creepy music and even creepier comments about “human ascension” and “frequency rising,” whatever the hell that means. The problem here, allegedly, is road construction was rushed and a proper foundation for the asphalt was not laid. This may have led to layers of soil eroding as a result of heavy rain or flooding, then leading to quartz or other hard rocks bursting through the asphalt. And crappy construction is a very real , according to .

It is often linked to corruption or schedules that value quick completion over proper construction — or both. “Tofu-dregs” refers to a common phrase that describes hasty or poorly-made infrastructure projects including roads, bridges and schools. China has been at a fast rate, and its government officials have been accused of covering up unsafe projects. In 2008, many poorly-built schools collapsed following an earthquake in Sichuan province, and the reported on hush money paid to the parents of children who died in the crumbling buildings.

China’s rush to develop and expand construction has likewise garnered a bad reputation , with some of its projects mired in allegations of and shoddy work that falls apart, per the . That lack of quality construction doesn’t seem to be limited to its overseas projects, however, as Chinese roads in major cities and beyond develop and are cracked clean through by crystal chunks.