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The Netherlands is basically Atlantis. If we'd stop pumping water just for a week we all die. If the dikes fail there wouldn't be enough time for an evacuation
by WeylandYutani 3y ago
The Netherlands is basically Atlantis. If we'd stop pumping water just for a week we all die. If the dikes fail there wouldn't be enough time for an evacuation and we all die.
So build something that doesn't fail. Then build a backup system that doesn't fail. Not hard just expensive.
- rcme 3y agoNo one is building dams to fail. But they can fail for a variety of reasons. They need constant monitoring by experts for signs of failure and lots of costly upkeep when issues arise. This is a hard problem. The Netherlands is one of the foremost experts in this field. Just because it looks easy doesn’t mean it is.