Dirt Rod seems to only remove dirt, not move it around?

I got the Dirt Rod and started using it on, well, Dirt Blocks.

I thought I managed to move them around at first, but when I moved to my nearly totally flooded Underground, the Dirt I pick up with it seems to disappear and not be moved elsewhere.

Is that what it does, just remove Dirt Blocks?


Solution 1:

Here, I just made this:

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Just what the GIF says, left click and hold to drag the dirt, then let go of the left click to drop the dirt like sand.

Note: If you want the dirt to break, just let go of the left click while your mouse is inside of a tile.