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The inland sea in the netherlands was turned into a fresh water lake using a huge dam. I dont think its very mad science at all.

• jessriedel 6y ago
  All ambitious projects that don't come to fruition are mad, and obviously were impossible from the start.
  • exdsq 6y ago
    That's quite a sweeping statement! I'm sure there are many ambitious projects that weren't mad but were cut for, say, funding reasons, and many projects that fail for reasons other than being impossible.
    • jessriedel 6y ago
      (My comment was sarcastic.)
      • exdsq 6y ago
        /whooooosh Sorry!
• dirktheman 6y ago
  And a whole province was erected where once was sea! "God created the earth, but the Dutch created the Netherlands"