Now that you mention it, i feel like i should mention that i clicked yes to all the options presented when you enter sandbox mode. This includes turning off the day/night cycle and leaving it on day permanently.

Although i'm pretty sure the game ran as usual. All i did for the examples you see in ...

Found a bug that occurs in factorio's sandbox mode and other modes like it such as the Editor Extentions mode.
I compare them based on the fact that placing items and ghosts act almost the same way. Placing a ghost is just the same as placing an item normally, at least visually.

Steps to enter ...