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You say that as though dams can't be built without killing people. They aren't gifts bestowed by the gods upon the completion of sufficient human sacrifice. De
by ori_b 9y ago
You say that as though dams can't be built without killing people.
They aren't gifts bestowed by the gods upon the completion of sufficient human sacrifice. Deaths and injuries are minimal with construction equipment and safety techniques.
- pilom 9y agoThe Hoover Dam was build for about $800 million inflation adjusted. I'm 100% certain that you couldn't build that structure today for that much without killing people.
- sfifs 9y agoSo are you saying Japan builds infra cheaper than US by killing people?
- flubert 9y agoWhat would be a good way to compare these types of numbers? http://www.jisha.or.jp/english/statistics/accidents2010.html#Fig1 http://www.jisha.or.jp/english/statistics/accidents2010.html... https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html
- revelation 9y agoSpending $800 million on tons of tiny general construction projects will kill just as many people.