• TimeSquirrel
    63•2 years ago

    Use the leftover slag to close off the Mediterranean at Gibraltar too while we’re in Simcity God mode here.

    • @theangryseal@lemmy.world
      24•2 years ago

      You know, I was going to defend my home state but as I typed my comment I realized that she has no redeeming qualities aside from being pretty when no people are around. Especially where I’m from.

      It’s all cousin fucking and methamphetamines. I wouldn’t take a job that offered me $100 an hour to go back. Seriously. I hate even driving through the shithole.

      Maybe it’s better up north.

    • Neato
      11•2 years ago

      We can spare Huntington. It can be an island. Residents will approve as their property values will increase because now they have a lake as a neighbor instead of West Virginia.

  • Captain Aggravated
    26•2 years ago

    Ah for just one time, I would take the Northwest passage to the sea.

    Westward from the Potomac, t’is there t’was said to lie The sea route to the orient for which so many died

    • @Classy@sh.itjust.works
      2•2 years ago

      God I love his songs.

      Goddamn them all! I was told

      We’d sail the seas for American gold

      We’d fire no guns, shed no tears!

      Now I’m a broken man in a Halifax pier

      The last of Barrett’s privateers

      • Captain Aggravated
        2•2 years ago

        It’s been six years since we sailed away, and I just made Halifax yesterday! God damn them all!

  • Izzy
    26•2 years ago

    Worlds longest water slide. That’s how gravity works right?

    • Kbin_space_program
      8•2 years ago

      It’s considerably more insane because its doubling an existing massive river from northern Saskatchewan up to the exit point for no reason. Particularly in an area where there isn’t enough infrastructure to support begin to support such an operation.

      Using the same start point you already have the Mackenzie river going to Lake Athabasca. From there you have existing rivers and canals getting you to Lake Winnipeg, albeit somewhat inefficiently and would need expanding to get bigger ships through. Although you might need some locks to be added to get around the dams on Lake Winnipeg.

      Making the only real canal section being Winnipeg to Superior, and then you’re in the great lakes.

      If you want the crazy option, get up to Lake Athabasca then go out through the Peace River to end at Bella Bella Coola, BC. Only have to cross several massive mountain ranges and do the crazy descent from BCs central interior plateau down to the ocean.

    • @doingthestuff@lemmy.world
      6•2 years ago

      There is some fine white water rafting there though. I don’t know what else, it’s the only reason I’ve ever gone there. Nice curvy backroads too.

  • @SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
    11•2 years ago

    Sounds like you should speak with Robert Evans (not the director, the journalist) of Behind the Bastards, he wants to nuke the great lakes, so may as well tie your plan into his.

  • The dogspaw English
    10•2 years ago

    We need to make the northwest passage we have the northwest passage at home this post is northwest passage at home