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xM(Z
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28916 Posts
On February 04 2017 20:40 Ghostcom wrote: Slightly related: Wasn't it Wales that once (mediaeval times) tried to dig itself away from England? I'm not sure what this refers to but I do find it interesting. If you're talking about Offa's dyke it seems way more likely that it was constructed from the English side, as protection from welsh invaders.  | ||
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oGoZenob
France1503 Posts
On February 04 2017 20:53 xM(Z wrote: Iran fancied building a canal since '68 or so; russian sources put it at ~10bill$ http://orientalreview.org/2016/04/11/a-caspian-canal-not-so-fast/Iran is a country made of high mountain peaks and plateaus, routinely over 3000m in elevation. I wouldnt say digging a canal there is pure fantasy, but then they'll probably have to put their whole GDP into it for decades. 10 billions is a veeeery low estimate for a canal. It's pretty much what the panama canal costs, and it's a 75km canal on a very flat land. Iran's one is 15 times longer on a ridiculously difficult terrain | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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xM(Z
Romania5299 Posts
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Thieving Magpie
United States6752 Posts
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Simberto
Germany12060 Posts
Of course, it depends on how big you want the ships that are able to pass through to be. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Simberto
Germany12060 Posts
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On February 05 2017 05:42 Simberto wrote: I think the main point is that it is very expensive to dig a canal. A lot more expensive even than to build a silly wall. And that makes a lot of sense, too. Because if you dig the canal out, you could also just dump the earth next to the spot you dug it from, and basically have a wall. Of course, it depends on how big you want the ships that are able to pass through to be. A canal is also much more efficient than a wall at doing border wall things, though | ||
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Cascade
Australia5405 Posts
On February 05 2017 17:50 OtherWorld wrote: A canal is also much more efficient than a wall at doing border wall things, though The natural question at this point is of course: how would you cross a channel used as border wall? | ||
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Yurie
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On February 05 2017 23:17 Cascade wrote: The natural question at this point is of course: how would you cross a channel used as border wall? With a boat? There will be very long stretches without any locks where there is normally water. If the water is far below the ground level you might have problems and it would be easier to just stretch a few ropes across and walk over them as a temporary bridge. You only have a problem if you actually guard it as a border. If water level is close to ground level you could just swim over. It won't be very wide since it would be expensive to dig out. The problem being getting up on the other side. If you have a contact with a rope that part is solved. I am assuming it is more like a U than a V for this. Since a V takes a lot of water when raising water level. If it is a V, just swim over and walk away. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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thePunGun
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Ok, so I've never really understood the appeal of the whole Harry Potter hype - grade schoolers on brooms holding wands yelling "alakazahm" just seemed silly to me ( btw. wasn't that a Shaq movie in the 90s - alakazahm??) Unfortunately, my girlfriend is a Harry Potter nut and for more than a decade she's tried everything to get me to read or watch anything Harry Potter related (not on a daily basis, but whenever the topic comes up). So here's my quiestion: Are there any good reasons to read/ binge watch H.P. other than just making her happy? I mean in my head I've got this image, that it's gonna be like whole week with her in the "candles and drapes" section at Ikea. (*I know that section doesn't actually exist, they're just the 2 most boring things, I could think of)  | ||
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Simberto
Germany12060 Posts
Granted, i think a lot of the Harry Potter appeal is that people have grown up with it and wish fullfillment while being young, but it is also a generally quite interesting world. So i would say just try it with an open mind. If you go into it with the idea of "I am going to read this to make my girlfriend happy", you are not going to have a good time. No matter what "this" specifically is in this situation. I also think that "x seems silly, so i don't want it" is usually something that people who take themselves too serious and to whom being taken serious is way too important say. Something being silly does not disqualify it from being fun. | ||
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farvacola
United States18870 Posts
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On February 06 2017 06:42 Simberto wrote: You shouldn't just disregard something completely without even trying it. Granted, i think a lot of the Harry Potter appeal is that people have grown up with it and wish fullfillment while being young, but it is also a generally quite interesting world. So i would say just try it with an open mind. If you go into it with the idea of "I am going to read this to make my girlfriend happy", you are not going to have a good time. No matter what "this" specifically is in this situation. I also think that "x seems silly, so i don't want it" is usually something that people who take themselves too serious and to whom being taken serious is way too important say. Something being silly does not disqualify it from being fun. Yeah, pretty much this. Also, you might find interest in approaching it with a "scientific" mind : its huge success didn't come from nowhere, there are reasons explaining that success. If you're not interested in the universe per se, you might try to use your reading/watching to try to find and analyze these reasons. | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28916 Posts
like, reading the books is a commitment, that takes time. but the movies don't. | ||
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Yurie
12178 Posts
Is a great Harry Potter Fanfiction/alternate take. I would suggest it to your girlfriend if she hasn't read it yet. | ||
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thePunGun
598 Posts
I think I'll get the audio book of the 1st one(it's free on audible), that way I can drop some book knowledge bombs and keep a poker face (incase the cringe gets turned up to eleven), when we watch the movie. that people who take themselves too serious I think that's the main issue here. I've been DM'ing since the mid 90s and compared to the vast world of D&D for example the Potter universe seems a little small and immature. | ||
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