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Unless I'm missing something here, doesn't that make sense (in the sense of the theft)? That the country would buy the sand to expand its territory?
by gkolli 7y ago
Unless I'm missing something here, doesn't that make sense (in the sense of the theft)? That the country would buy the sand to expand its territory?
- lainga 7y agoSand Property is Sand Theft. Also, in the case of Singapore, not all of it was used to make Singapore larger, some was used to resurface Marina Bay (formerly muddy) with nice clean sand, so it could act as a strategic freshwater reserve
- schoen 7y agoI've never understood how they got the existing salt out of the water in the bay there after they completed the dam. Is that clear to you?
- lainga 7y agoIt's fed by freshwater rivers, providing pressure pushing the water in the bay out to sea; and they open the barrage at low tide so that water flows out (thus why it's a barrage and not a fixed dam). And then close it again at high tide, so saltwater doesn't flow back in.
- kenneth 7y agoIt happens naturally. Add freshwater into a bowl full of brine, let it spill over continuously and pretty soon you've got almost only freshwater left.
- thombat 7y agoBetter yet, by performing succussions at appropriate intervals you'll create a homeopathic wonder drug.