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01-01-2012, 05:55 AM | #1 |
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January 1, 2012 Sunken Bridge
Happy new years!
The bridge? It sunk. Apparently this a mote around an earthen fortress called Fort de Roovere in the Netherlands. The water is too deep to walk thru and too shallow for a keel boat, making it hard for attackers to make it across before they'd be riddled with arrows and other unpleasant things. To get access to the fort this bridge was recently built by Accsys Technologies out of Accoya wood. |
01-01-2012, 06:04 AM | #2 |
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That is super-cool. Bless the Dutch.
I assume, being a moat, the level is reasonably constant. Not much room for error though...? |
01-01-2012, 06:16 AM | #3 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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har! I love it. It looks wrong on so many levels lol
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01-01-2012, 06:38 AM | #4 |
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I know! When I first saw it I thought it MUST be Japanese!!
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01-01-2012, 12:44 PM | #5 |
To shreds, you say?
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I'm sure there is a spillway somewhere that keeps the water level constant in case of rain.
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01-03-2012, 09:08 AM | #6 |
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Apparently there is a sump pump that keeps it dry when it's working.
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01-03-2012, 09:34 AM | #7 |
To shreds, you say?
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Red Rover, Red Rover, let Jimmy swim over!
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01-03-2012, 07:19 PM | #8 | |
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01-04-2012, 05:43 AM | #9 |
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MWHAHAHAH!! Fail!
Definitely looks like the spillway - wasn'ting. I marvel at the whole concept when it's dry. The buoyancy forces are crazy high! Think of the tons and tons of water displaced. |
01-04-2012, 07:45 AM | #10 |
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The Bridge on the River. Why?
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01-04-2012, 12:43 PM | #11 |
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+1 clever!
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01-05-2012, 04:29 AM | #12 |
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Definitely c l e v e r!
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01-05-2012, 09:24 AM | #13 |
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Damp Dutch ditch doesn't deter.
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01-06-2012, 09:03 AM | #14 | |
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01-06-2012, 09:35 AM | #15 |
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Yes, like Colonel Sanders and General Motors.
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