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Could you not make them out of Pykrete with the ice regenerated by the hydro power? Then you could maybe have transparent dams as well, which would be cool. ht
by jodrellblank 6y ago
Could you not make them out of Pykrete with the ice regenerated by the hydro power? Then you could maybe have transparent dams as well, which would be cool.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete
- mitchdaily 6y agoPykrete floats.
- mncharity 6y agoIce-rock (silt/sand/gravel) composites are a thing, so a pycrete composite might be made to sink. But that's still lighter than rock, so gravity dam overturning moment means the dam would need to be bigger.
- fogihujy 6y agoWouldn't that be rather dangerous? If the cooling system failed and the engineers were unable to get it up in time, then it could result in rather unpleasant consequences for people downstream. But yes -- transparent dams would look awesome! :D