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Mildly Interesting

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What the fuck is this place. The hills look like a PS1 game

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I was thinking Sketchfab

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not a hill, its a levee

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow. There is very small margin for overflowing here...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Don't worry the Dutch know what they're doing when it comes to water.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Even the history of this is fascinating. This is the "Moses Bridge", and it's a renovated part of the old dyke system that was used to prevent attacking armies from getting in - because the dykes and levee's had blocked the sea so effectively, they realised they could stop attackers by... flooding them out. Literally.

When it came to renovate this area, they wanted to provide access without denigrating the fact it was an old defensive structure, hence this unique sea-level bridge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Dutch, not content with merely driving the sea back, now seek to taunt and humiliate it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OP's image needs to be captioned with your comment and then ever so slightly jpegified. chef's kiss

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Countryballs, the Dutch are asking their neighbors for clay. All saying no in disgust. When Dutch ball goes to the sea, there is no objection. Dutch ball claims clay. I would say it should be 'geef' instead of 'gib', but who am I to judge.

EDIT: Linky as tall images don't do well in web, unless you are an ant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Has polandball come across to the fediverse yet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fucking masterpiece

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like that shit floods every time it rains lol. I'm curious how they would drain it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Just drill drain holes in the bottom. Duh! Oh wait...