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HEXN3T ,
@HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

No, I genuinely want to know how expensive this would be. Quadrillions? Quintillions? More?

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

You would have to calculate the economic impact of, presumably, bulldozing all of the Appalachians into the ocean as part of it.

boatsnhos931 ,

It’s them dad gum democrats

nilclass ,

Reminds me of that Atlantropa plan. The idea was to drain most of the Mediterranean sea to create new land between Europe and Africa. Some German guy came up with it in the 1920s and spent like 20 years trying to convince people it’s a great idea and totally doable. Unfortunately everyone was busy with other stuff back then…

Everythingispenguins ,

Honestly it was a crazy plan but it probably could have been accomplished. It would have been a fuck ton of work and had immeasurable externalities.

Here is a bathymetric map of the straits of Gibraltar if anyone wants to to have a try https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/fc2425e7-fd63-4c8d-8380-cc7d3e71b13c.png

PlexSheep ,

The hoi4 mod “The new order” explores this idea further, among others.

clot27 ,
@clot27@lemm.ee avatar

No way this is not a bait

Fridgeratr ,

No one’s using the north half of Canada, let’s dig it up and do it!

Crampon ,

Guy got baited into lecturing on a shitpost. Absolutely genius.

ICastFist ,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

It’s totally doable, you guys! Have you ever seen the amount of sand in the deserts? Just pour it all down on that water, it will totally work! Trust me, brah!

JasonDJ ,

Don’t we already do that?

Bostons “Back Bay” was literally a bay, not that long ago b

lugal ,

There is a German novel where something like this happens over night for no reason. It’s called “Miami Punk” and worth a read but I’m afraid there are no translations. It’s written by an anthropologist and he investigates the question how people would react, including people out of work, conspiracy theories, scientists, …

Carlo ,

That sounds interesting. It looks like you’re right, though; I couldn’t find an English translation, at any rate. Luckily, the search reminded me how much I loved The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi, and now I’m planning to hit the bookstore when it opens.

lugal ,

Is The Water Knife something for my reading list, too? Convince me if you like but I can obviously google it myself otherwise

Carlo ,

Sorry to take so long to respond! It’s a novel set in a plausible near-future in which existing power structures have been fragmented by the effects of climate change. It follows a handful of disparate characters in the western US, and talks a lot about the water politics of the Colorado river. It’s very well-written (claims random internet guy, but hey—you asked!). Can also recommend https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6597651-the-windup-girl by the same author. Same eco-dystopian timeline, set in Thailand. Delves more into issues surrounding AI and genetic engineering.

4thDimensionDuck ,

You don’t even need to ride the bus and potentially endanger those children. You could even watch a simple 3 minute video from Tom Scott, explaining how people found out it’s a bad idea to drain large bodies of water.

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot ,

A guy tried that in, I think, 2006. Superman just threw his new landmass out into space.

AI_toothbrush ,

The netherlands entered the chat

CrowAirbrush ,

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

Or is that not allowed over here😅

chemicalwonka ,
@chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Americans don’t known NOTHING about geography

RootBeerGuy ,
@RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Someone called the Netherlands?

Meron35 ,

Why bother filling it with land when you can just find some crusty old map with some dashes on it as evidence that it belongs to you

Jomega ,

Team Magma is at it again.

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