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Magdeburg Water Bridge is pretty mind-blowing. (wsv.de)

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[–]GKworldtour 38 points39 points ago

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Question: Does the downward force on the load bearing pilars of the bridge change as a boat goes over?

[–]Tomacco79 41 points42 points ago

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Nope, that's how water displacement works. Unless I have a profound misunderstanding of the physics involved.

[–]prof_doxin 8 points9 points ago

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Are you sure about that? Doesn't it depend on the speed of the boat? Water will distribute the load by flowing. But if the boat is at a speed sufficient to overcome the speed at which water will redistribute, you will create a temporary rise in water level over the section supported by the load bearing pillars.

[–]smallfried 1 point2 points ago

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If you drop the boat in and measure before the waves are off the bridge, then you're right.

[–]GKworldtour 4 points5 points ago

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Thought so - was just wanting my suspicions confirmed. God I love physics sometimes.

[–]cavortingwebeasties 1 point2 points ago

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What about a hydrofoil? Or a hovercraft?

[–]moleccc 2 points3 points ago

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didn't think about that... but it's true. cool

[–]michaelrohansmith 1 point2 points ago

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No.

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    [–]lennart_hyland 112 points113 points ago

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    river, aqueduct, normal bridge http://www.sverigesochnorgeskanaler.com/images/canals/akvedukten-dalslands-kanal.jpg

    [–]JBB_Alien 8 points9 points ago

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    I would've just put up a 4-way stop sign.

    [–]Dexter_Ward 3 points4 points ago

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    I use to take all foreign guests to that place. It is a pretty place indeed!

    [–]5-4-3-2-1-bang 2 points3 points ago

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    Where is it?

    [–]winterus 6 points7 points ago

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    https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Dalsland_Canal

    [–]shitfaceddick 1 point2 points ago

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    I've been to both Åmål and Magdeburg. What do I win?

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      [–]scottb84 1 point2 points ago

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      I heard you like bridges...

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        [–]llub3r 255 points256 points ago

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        Ever seen this before?

        [–]wileycat 70 points71 points ago

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        Falkirk wheel rocks, although I have never seen it in person and as a Scotsman I am ashamed.

        I thought the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wrexham, Wales was pretty impressive - built over 200 years ago.

        [–]CryoEnix 28 points29 points ago

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        I live in Wrexham, and haven't ever seen this place.

        Now that you mention it, maybe this is what people mean by 'the aqueduct'...

        [–]hughvalentine 12 points13 points ago

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        I live in Wrexham too!

        [–]bananaseepeep 29 points30 points ago

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        Wrexham? Damn near Killdham.

        [–]Gahahaha 11 points12 points ago

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        I've heard of Wrexham but have no idea where it is and have no intention of ever going there! W00t!

        [–]squeaki 4 points5 points ago

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        I'm in Wirral but travel to Wrexham occasionally!

        [–]CryoEnix 3 points4 points ago

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        Small world, eh?

        Upvote for living close by :-p

        [–]bzooty 1 point2 points ago

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        Wrexham? I live nearby in Kildham!

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          [–]Wodger 18 points19 points ago

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          Thankyou so much for posting this. It was my first thought when I looked at the link. Ok, so it doesn't hold as much water but considering when it was built, how long it has been standing and how beautiful it is, I think it is way more impressive.

          [–]Timmmmbob 19 points20 points ago

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          And how tall it is. That picture doesn't really capture the scale. Also you can walk down the side of the narrow-boat, with absolutely nothing between you and certain death:

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pontcysyllte_aqueduct_arp.jpg

          [–]Wodger 3 points4 points ago

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          and it's pretty cool when they drain it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKR-n2civjQ

          [–]metallicabmc 2 points3 points ago

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          holy crap that dude really had to piss huh?

          [–]BHSPitMonkey[!] 4 points5 points ago

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          ... Nothing but a fence?

          [–]Timmmmbob 9 points10 points ago

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          I meant on the side of the actual narrowboat. On the ledge that runs just below the windows.

          [–]BHSPitMonkey[!] 2 points3 points ago

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          I figured that was a stretch, because most reasonable standards for calling a surface "walkable" wouldn't include that part. Sure, you could stand, balance, sidle, etc. on it, but most people would probably tell you to stop being an idiot if you tried.

          [–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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          well, i guess you could, just like you could swing along underneath it like monkey bars. you're not supposed to though, and there is a sidewalk with a railing.

          [–]mollymoo 2 points3 points ago

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          You absolutely are supposed to walk along the outside of a narrowboat, there's a ledge about 6" wide and a handrail on the top for precisely that purpose. I walked along the scary side of the boat when we want over Pontcysyllte, constantly telling myself I'd walked along the side of a boat a million times in the pissing rain with a windlass in my hand and never come close to falling off, but it was still bloody scary.

          My brother did what I presume you're thinking of, which is walking along the aqueduct itself. Scary and dumb, but at least he had a boat to hang on to.

          [–]aaronsurfs22 2 points3 points ago

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          Why would anybody walk there? (Serious question, not trying to be condescending.)

          [–]Timmmmbob 6 points7 points ago

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          Normally it's the easiest way to get from the back to the front (or vice versa). On the aqueduct, because it's an amazing scary view!

          [–]greatlakesgreattimes 4 points5 points ago

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          The Aqueduct in Segovia is pretty impressive as well; it was built by Romans in the first or second century, when they controlled much of the mediterranean, even into Spain.

          [–]xSmurf 9 points10 points ago

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          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_du_Gard

          [–]blackstar9000 5 points6 points ago

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          No true Scotsman would miss it!

          [–]greebowarrior 4 points5 points ago

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          I love that aqueduct, I spent the best part of my childhood within spitting distance of it. Although it's actually in Trefor/Froncysyllte (depending on which side of the valley you live on), and not Wrecsam (although it is in Wrecsam county).
          Every time I go to North Wales, regardless of my destination, I always have to go there, and just walk around it for an hour or so. It truly is an amazing piece of engineering.

          [–]FrankManic 2 points3 points ago*

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          The ancient world has some very impressive aqueducts as well. Aside from the famous Roman one there are apparently aqueduct systems in Persia that run from mountains all the way down to lowland towns and cities. They're largely underground in many places and homes in the area are set up to cool the air by using the difference in air temperature in the tunnel and above ground in a chimney like structure to draw cooler air up into the house.

          https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Qanat

          Found it. They're called Qanat.

          [–]ObscureSaint 2 points3 points ago

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          I just spent a half-hour reading about Qanats. Fascinating!

          [–]ismash 1 point2 points ago

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          The system of aqueducts that supplied Istanbul (been a long time gone, ole Constantinople) was over 250km in length and when it got to the city was stored in some massive underground cisterns that are all awesome and made of a bunch of salvaged pillars and stuff so they look all patch work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern You can go down in this one and they sometimes have a string quartet and there are fish to keep the water clean. It's not used anymore. Must see in Istanbul!

          [–]FrankManic 1 point2 points ago

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          I'll have to check that out. I've always wanted to see Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul. It must be one of the most important cities in the history of the world, bridging the East and the West.

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            [–]NonMaisCaVaPas 2 points3 points ago

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            If you like it old, this one is 20 centuries old. No water, but still up!

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              [–]twavisdegwet 8 points9 points ago

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              Here's a video of it in action.. i'm quite impressed

              [–]Cyphierre 26 points27 points ago*

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              Here's another one with boats above and cars below. What country is this?

              [–]peer_gynt 10 points11 points ago

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              most likely netherlands...

              [–]HerrVonStrahlen 5 points6 points ago

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              Correct, and quite close to where I was born. They are fairly common in the Netherlands as well.

              http://maps.google.nl/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.360814,5.618472&spn=0.001654,0.004823&t=h&z=18

              [–]slut_patrol 2 points3 points ago

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              Really curious: What is the advantage of building this instead of a bridge? Won't flooding be a huge danger?

              [–]rspeed 12 points13 points ago

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              One word: masts.

              [–]HerrVonStrahlen 8 points9 points ago

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              Whereas I am not an expert, the Dutch have become rather acquainted with the eternal battle against the sea. Very large parts of the country are situated about 10 to 15 meters under sea level (refer to this map to give you an idea: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/NederlandvolgensNAP.PNG).

              For example, the province I am from (called Flevoland) used to be all water not that long ago. This project was called the 'Zuiderzee Works' (South-sea Works), very interesting indeed if you want to give it a read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuiderzee_Works.

              An answer to your question was somewhat given already below: the advantage is building such a structure instead of a typical bridge is that the two kinds of traffic (road and water) do not affect each other. You have to realize that the Netherlands is a very small country indeed, perhaps 300km north to south and 250km east to west and many of it being water and used for agriculture, whilst still housing its 17 million inhabitants. This makes urban planning extremely important in order to be able to fit everything in.

              It's like Tetris.

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                [–]lillepott 1 point2 points ago

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                While this really looks cool, I wonder if it's the most effective solution. Would building a bridge over the water have cost more?

                [–]sjpm 11 points12 points ago

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                This method means unlimited vertical clearance for the boats. A bridge offering sufficient clearance for sailboats would involve building either a highrise (expensive) bridge or one that opens in some way (once again, expensive, requires maintenance and holds up traffic when opened).

                [–]sideone 15 points16 points ago*

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                I went there a few years ago. It's a very clever bit of engineering.

                EDIT:

                They weigh the cradles including the boats and people and adjust the amount of water in each cradle so they weigh the same. The motor that spins the wheel has to do very little work.

                [–][deleted] 39 points40 points ago

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                These caissons always weigh the same whether or not they are carrying their combined capacity of 600 tonnes (590 LT; 660 ST) of floating canal barges as, according to Archimedes' principle, floating objects displace their own weight in water, so when the boat enters, the amount of water leaving the caisson weighs exactly the same as the boat.

                [–]pickyourteethup 31 points32 points ago

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                We humans can be pretty nifty when we put our minds to it.

                By humans I of course mean engineers, and by minds I mean minds + a lot of money. Regardless the sentiment still stands.

                [–]ThatsItGuysShowsOver 2 points3 points ago

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                Waiting for the aliens to arrive and charm us has been a pretty tough task here on earth.

                [–]abw1987 2 points3 points ago

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                I actually went up and down the wheel in a barge. Pretty amazing, and it apparently only uses the energy of heating a tea kettle to go up & down, as it is so well balanced.

                [–]HerrVonStrahlen 2 points3 points ago

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                I thought of this myself. Someone has nicked my idea.

                [–]karlbarx 1 point2 points ago

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                Came to post this.

                [–]pholmq 1 point2 points ago

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                In action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n61KUGDWz2A

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                  [–]FaZaCon 140 points141 points ago

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                  Fuckin Germans.

                  Hey, let's build a river on top of a river.

                  No problem.

                  [–]LouSpowles 16 points17 points ago

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                  Du kannst das nicht erklären! Niemals eine Fehlkommunikation.

                  [–]Tomacco79 46 points47 points ago

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                  I'm surprised there isn't a mass transit system in the middle of it, or that it isn't covered in solar panels or some way to reclaim energy from the movement of the ships.

                  [–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

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                  or some way to reclaim energy from the movement of the ships.

                  I don't think the ships would like that.

                  [–]Tomacco79 15 points16 points ago

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                  Zee Germans vill find a vay.

                  [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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                  Indeed ve vill! German engineerz!

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                    [–]ofsinope 11 points12 points ago

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                    The Erie Canal had 32 aqueducts when it was built in 1825 including one over the Genesee River. Fuckin Americans.

                    [–]acman319 8 points9 points ago

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                    Actually, the majority of the Erie Canal was built by the Irish immigrants. So I guess the Americans did all the engineering work, but it was the Irish that did the dirty work building it.

                    Source: Born and raised in one of the more famous/prominent cities along the Erie Canal. Spent the majority of 5th grade history class learning about that canal and making models. :P

                    [–]Pinot911 1 point2 points ago

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                    Wouldn't Irish immigrants also be Americans?

                    [–]slimjames 4 points5 points ago

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                    This, and the Erie canal, deserve more credit. It was a huge undertaking with a huge impact on opening up trade/movement in America.

                    [–]neptyr 27 points28 points ago

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                    Yo dawg..

                    [–]bejayel 1 point2 points ago

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                    Is this a man made agriculture river or what? They have these man made rivers / lakes around Alberta. They aren't quite as impressive as this though.

                    [–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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                    it's a canal. they use water for transportation over there.

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                      [–]youcannotpass 187 points188 points ago

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                      Have an up-boat.

                      [–]konkeydong 25 points26 points ago

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                      For once I am OK with this term. Never again though mkay?

                      [–]guzo 1 point2 points ago

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                      Upboats are bad, mm'kay?

                      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                      I wish this didn't work so well.

                      [–]JlyGrnGiant 1 point2 points ago

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                      Have an up-moat for your up-boat to up-float in.

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                        [–]flexmyrex 11 points12 points ago

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                        I've been in Magdeburg early 2007. I even walked along the road to the right of the canal, the one that curves along with it. Very impressive indeed.

                        I would like to add though, everything else around Magdeburg looks awful.

                        [–]fischziege 9 points10 points ago

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                        I live in Magdeburg and I can confirm this.

                        [–]epikur 4 points5 points ago

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                        This came up when I searched Magdeburg.

                        [–]chemokills 50 points51 points ago

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                        Ever see a river underwater? http://acidcow.com/pics/5546-underwater-river-in-mexico-4-pics-video.html

                        [–]theoryofjustice 57 points58 points ago

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                        Ever seen an entire ocean underwater?

                        [–]AgesMcCoor 19 points20 points ago

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                        Actually yes I have.

                        [–]theoryofjustice 5 points6 points ago

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                        It's a lake.

                        [–]MayoFetish 2 points3 points ago

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                        Frightening.

                        [–]jjk 1 point2 points ago

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                        That's the coolest fucking thing ever.

                        So is David Attenborough.

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                          [–]BraveSirRobin 2 points3 points ago

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                          Have you ever been in a Turkish Bath?

                          [–]angrytortilla 8 points9 points ago

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                          Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

                          [–]bananaseepeep 8 points9 points ago

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                          Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

                          [–]fuggerdug 2 points3 points ago

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                          Do you like movies about gladiators?

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                            [–]sighdvu 4 points5 points ago

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                            Yo dawg...

                            [–]flightjameson 1 point2 points ago

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                            I came here hoping to find this...

                            Ahem....I hear you like rivers....

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                              [–]mandalore237 19 points20 points ago

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                              That's pretty awesome. Here's the wiki

                              [–]eis_bear 4 points5 points ago

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                              Saw this in action...rather mind blowing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scharnebeck_twin_ship_lift

                              [–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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                              http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/29880-really-big-things-magdeburg-water-bridge-video.htm

                              [–]audiomechanic 15 points16 points ago

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                              Why is this necessary?

                              [–]Tomacco79 37 points38 points ago

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                              Because they wanted to cut down on the massive detour ships had to take and simply having the two waterways intersect is obviously not going to work.

                              It seems crazy and impractical but remember, it's the Germans, they don't really do impractical.

                              [–]jonnablaze 22 points23 points ago

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                              Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to let the two waterways intersect and just put up some traffic lights?

                              [–]Poddster 24 points25 points ago

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                              One is a running river, the other is a still canal.

                              [–]Tomacco79 50 points51 points ago

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                              Remind me to never get on a waterway in the city you design.

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                              [–]SWXXIV 2 points3 points ago

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                              ∇×F ≠ 0

                              [–]originalthoughts 6 points7 points ago

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                              I think the problem is more to do with the heights of the water. It's not like building a road that can go up and down easily.

                              [–]Moskau50 8 points9 points ago*

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                              No such thing as brakes on a ship. To actively slow down, you ~~ must ~~ expend fuel running the propellers in reverse (added damage to the propellers due to stress), not to mention that, since it's a relatively massive object moving through the water, it takes a while to stop.

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                              [–]hiplesster 1 point2 points ago

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                              You don't have to run the propellers in reverse to slow down.

                              You can drift.

                              [–]gregory_k 5 points6 points ago

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                              In which case you'd have to begin drifting very very early.

                              [–]hiplesster -1 points0 points ago

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                              That was implied. I imagine the ship's bridge balances all of their options.

                              But for moskau50 to say that to slow down you "must expend fuel running the propellers in reverse" is flat wrong.

                              [–]Moskau50 4 points5 points ago

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                              point taken.

                              [–]DasIch 14 points15 points ago

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                              You have no idea how long it takes for a ship to slow down to a stop do you? Not to mention the cost involved in accelerating it again...

                              [–]originalthoughts 8 points9 points ago

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                              But big boats all the time have to stop when they go through locks. There are tons of locks on all the big shipping rivers in Germany. No reason they'd care that much about it in this case.

                              I watch the big shipping boats go through locks all the time here on the Main river.

                              [–]Pizzaboxpackaging 12 points13 points ago

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                              Believe me. When a company decides to spend somewhere in the high tens of millions of dollars on a single project, they've done a cost analysis and decided, yep, there's money to be made by everyone here.

                              They didn't think, you know what the German skyline has been missing? An intersecting river 50 meters in the air.

                              [–]originalthoughts 4 points5 points ago

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                              Yes, but it's because rivers can't go up and down like roads. They would've probably had to do massive work on the downstream side to make it work and it wasn't doable.

                              It has nothing to do with a boat coming to a stop and restarting. There are something like 100 shipping boats that pass by my house every day, and they all have to stop many times in a day at different locks. It's not that big a deal coming to a stop and restarting.

                              Besides that, I don't even understand what your argument is trying to point out.

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                                    [–]Cazmir09 4 points5 points ago

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                                    never seen anything like that before! amazing!

                                    [–]ajgator7 2 points3 points ago

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                                    THEY CROSSED THE STREAMS!!!

                                    [–]h0w412d21 49 points50 points ago

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                                    Guys.

                                    Guys listen.

                                    I have the best ide...

                                    guys listen.

                                    I'll put water

                                    guys

                                    water

                                    I'll put water...on top of water.

                                    Source

                                    [–]haavarl 4 points5 points ago

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                                    Engineering ingenuity win. Beyond beautiful. A modern-day aquaduct, the old Romans would have approved.

                                    [–]WarPhalange 3 points4 points ago

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                                    This is the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life.

                                    [–]Smudge777 3 points4 points ago

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                                    Where's the offramp?

                                    [–]thornae 3 points4 points ago

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                                    Yeah, I've got one of those near me. It's neat, although not as large as the Magdeburg one.

                                    Another photo (not mine).

                                    [–]theoryofjustice 1 point2 points ago

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                                    Nice castle.

                                    [–]thornae 1 point2 points ago

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                                    Yeah, but unfortunately not quite as near - it's about an hour's drive away, whereas the canal bridge is within easy walking distance.

                                    Mind you, there's about a dozen castles within an hour's drive. I'm not complaining.

                                    [–]bbhart 3 points4 points ago

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                                    There are two of these at Walt Disney World in Florida... one by the Beach Club, the other near the Contemporary. My wife never thinks it's as cool as I do.

                                    [–]anesis 4 points5 points ago

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                                    I was just going to mention this.

                                    I'm with your wife on this one, nothing special.

                                    [–]Old_CK 7 points8 points ago

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                                    I was with your wife on the other one... And it was special ;-)

                                    [–]FRIENDLY_GERMAN 3 points4 points ago

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                                    You could have had one too!

                                    [–]wayfinder 9 points10 points ago

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                                    oh, it's water under the bridge

                                    [–]backtoaster 11 points12 points ago

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                                    "Water bridge"? What's wrong with aqueduct?

                                    [–][deleted] 33 points34 points ago

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                                    It's an aqueduct for it contains water. It's not an aqueduct for its purpose is not the transport of water but to allow transportation of goods through navigation, so you might call it a viaduct instead. Neither term conveys its nature. The correct term is "navigable aqueduct".

                                    [–]Rentun 8 points9 points ago

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                                    Or, you know, water bridge.

                                    [–]bendybendy 4 points5 points ago

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                                    But why not a chicken?

                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECODePT6VHM

                                    [–]Scary_ 8 points9 points ago

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                                    but what have the Romans ever done for us?

                                    [–]cavortingwebeasties 1 point2 points ago

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                                    Started the gay rights movement?

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                                      [–]theamelany 1 point2 points ago

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                                      Just what I was thinking. Ok it's a big one, but still. Am I missing something?

                                      [–]sebso 2 points3 points ago

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                                      This is in my home town (don't live there atm, but I was born there). It's way more impressive to look at in person.

                                      [–]el_braq 2 points3 points ago

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                                      Do you think the weight on the bridge increases when a barge passes over?

                                      [–]ascii 6 points7 points ago

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                                      No.

                                      [–]reddragonz 2 points3 points ago

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                                      That is crazy. Where is this and when was it built?

                                      [–]theoryofjustice 2 points3 points ago

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                                      Germany, completion in 2003

                                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdeburg_Water_Bridge

                                      [–]11alesm 2 points3 points ago

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                                      They should add an exit ramp...

                                      [–]squeaki 2 points3 points ago

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                                      Am I right in thinking that as a ship goes over this bridge the weight on the bridge remains unchanged because of the displacement? I'm desperately trying to work this out!

                                      [–]ex-lax 4 points5 points ago

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                                      I believe that is correct.

                                      Drawing a free body diagram you find that there are two variable loads on the structure; the load caused by the water over the bridge and the gravity load of the ship itself.

                                      The ship displaces a certain volume of water which is directly proportional to the buoyant force on the ship from the water. If the ship is afloat, this force will equal the weight of the ship and thus that same weight of water will be displaced elsewhere.

                                      The free body diagram shows then that the additional load on the bridge from the ship is compensated for by a decreased water load.

                                      [–]GeneReplicator 5 points6 points ago

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                                      I think this analysis is essentially correct. However, I'll bet there is a measurable, perhaps even structurally significant, increase in load under the ship as it moves forward due to the inability of the water to move out from under the ship instantaneously. The increase is probably a function of the fluid flow resistance from the region immediately around the ship to the overall reservoir represented by the entire body of water.

                                      [–]ex-lax 2 points3 points ago

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                                      Yeah, I was approaching the problem from strictly the static load case.

                                      As the ship moves a across the bridge there will be an increased load on the structure caused by the moving mass of the ship and the flow of the displaced water. This is more of a dynamic load as the objects are moving and things begin to get more complicated at that point...

                                      [–]jayj76 2 points3 points ago

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                                      This is because of a little-known fact of fluid dynamics: You cannot mix southbound water with eastbound water without causing a hurricane.

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                                      [–]anonemouse2010 1 point2 points ago

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                                      Adds to the weight.

                                      [–]SCSweeps 4 points5 points ago

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                                      Minecraft water physics are being screwy again. But seriously, that's an amazing bridge.

                                      [–]mack_a 4 points5 points ago

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                                      In Sweden they built one of those in 1868, and then ran a rail bridge and a road bridge across that.

                                      Bloody lumber wasn't gonna float to England by itself!

                                      http://www.tommyfotografen.se/?p=2617

                                      [–]Deathcrow 2 points3 points ago

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                                      The tragic thing is that the whole thing is a huge failure, because it isn't used nearly as much as was projected before hand. Huge amounts of money have been invested into this humongous project by the government - investing into the new states in the east - it just isn't turning out to be profitable.

                                      [–]GeneReplicator 9 points10 points ago

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                                      Yeah, but we got this really cool picture.

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                                        [–]philo23 1 point2 points ago

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                                        I see your water bridge and raise you a water lift that was built in the 1800's.

                                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderton_Boat_Lift

                                        [–]dr_mike_rithjin 1 point2 points ago

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                                        I feel like Escher is responsible for this. My mind is blown.

                                        [–]THeGaME41 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Waterception

                                        [–]unwelcome_opinion 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Why did noone think to put waterslides between the bridge and the river below?

                                        [–]strazzerj 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Looks just like any other water bridge to me...

                                        [–]jackerjacks 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Why, when I see this, do I instantly know that it is not in the United States?

                                        [–]ichae 1 point2 points ago

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                                        What sorcery is this?!

                                        [–]Tehmon 1 point2 points ago

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                                        I want to plan my next vacation around some of the amazing structures linked in this reddit.

                                        [–]roguestate 1 point2 points ago

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                                        But. It looks like the water is defying gravity, like it is going uphill to get on the bridge.

                                        Is it just the perspective that's throwing me off?

                                        [–]rocketmike 1 point2 points ago

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                                        This really doesn't mesh well with the expression "water under the bridge."

                                        [–]zaphodi 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Now go over it in a boat with a swimming pool, sitting in a boat in that swimming pool.

                                        [–]pandemic1444 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Anybody made a "water over the bridge" joke yet?

                                        [–]deceptisean 1 point2 points ago

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                                        I have my headphones on, and i must have said "WHAAAAT?" so loud

                                        [–]Akirasfriend 1 point2 points ago

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                                        Barton swing bridge, not far from where I live, carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal, two of the most important trade routes in England at the time. It swings out to let boats pass underneath, and is apparently the only construction of its type in the world.

                                        Badass bridges, fuck yeah.

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                                        It's rumored that M. M. O'Shaughnessy designed the first one - the guy who, uh, designed the Golden Gate Bridge. My second favorite civil engineer behind Hannskarl Bandel: Madison Square Garden... What you do is you light all three ends at the same time...

                                        [–]EFOtherland 8 points9 points ago

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                                        Madison Square Garden really?

                                        How can anything built there outdo the original Pennsylvania Station that was torn down to build that MSG eyesore:

                                        Penn Station Interior

                                        Penn Station Exterior

                                        vs this:

                                        Madison Square Garden Exterior

                                        [Madison Square Garden Interior)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Madison_Square_Garden_food_court.jpg)

                                        [–]birdnoose 1 point2 points ago

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                                        You seem to have missed that winterbedlamm was quoting Pineapple Express.

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                                          [–]the-horace -1 points0 points ago

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                                          obligatory "yo dawg"...

                                          [–]C0lMustard 0 points1 point ago

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                                          What surprises me is the lack of locks on either side how does the water not run out?

                                          [–]TAz00 0 points1 point ago*

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                                          Tides? we need someone who can explain them

                                          [–]whatzwgo 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Saw one in Agen, France. It is pretty cool

                                          [–]EnochtheRed 0 points1 point ago

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                                          There is a really beautiful one at Briare, France. It was designed by Eiffel, who built that tower thingy in Paris. Not as big as the magedburg one, but oh-so sylish. over here!

                                          [–]DecemberFlame 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Does anyone else feel like if they had a particularly bad storm that river would flood that small town below it? Seems like that would happen a lot.

                                          [–]spyder83 0 points1 point ago

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                                          New level on Bridge It... I think so!

                                          [–]xixtoo 0 points1 point ago

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                                          You can't explain that...

                                          [–]silentflight 0 points1 point ago

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                                          I wonder how much the owners of the surrounding houses pay for flood insurance.

                                          [–]psychicpain 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Remind anyone of the Water 7 arc?

                                          [–]LeBuz 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Yo dawg! I heard you like canals so we put a canal over your canal so you can ...

                                          Wait... ಠ_ಠ

                                          Isn't this going to far?

                                          [–]lentak 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Great! Really great bridge! I have to see it :)

                                          [–]Trypanosoma 0 points1 point ago

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                                          mindfuck.

                                          [–]drawafade 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Mind blasting

                                          [–]SquirrelGOD 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Aquaman approves.

                                          [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                          German engineers!

                                          [–]bucj08 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Anyone else reminded of the bridge into the Spire in Fable 2?

                                          [–]justonecomment 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Here is the important piece of information: WHY?

                                          [–]bijibijmak 0 points1 point ago

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                                          The more you look at it, the more confused you get. Could some one explain to me how this is built, perhaps a web page?

                                          [–]jcos444 0 points1 point ago

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                                          I want to go swimming in it.

                                          [–]LeGrandArmee 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Meta!

                                          [–]joeyxl 0 points1 point ago

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                                          i think they put down the wrong type of pathway in roller coaster tycoon...

                                          [–]TWRPiscool 0 points1 point ago

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                                          GERMANYY!!!!shakes fist

                                          [–]ABCosmos 0 points1 point ago

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                                          id like to see a cloverleaf with some merge ramps added.

                                          [–]T3kG33k 0 points1 point ago

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                                          HA! Take that Ancient Rome!

                                          [–]kingdawgell 0 points1 point ago

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                                          my mind was just fucked

                                          [–]Wrym 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Provides nice Elbe room.

                                          [–]ThaddyG 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Aqueducts have to be my favorite thing to build in OpenTTD.

                                          [–]fartbox 0 points1 point ago

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                                          "fuck you, nature."

                                          [–]skullk1d 0 points1 point ago

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                                          "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

                                          [–]lumpypotatoes 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Do freighters have EZ-Pass?

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