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[–] cyd 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More land can be "created" just by building taller.

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

Nope, our spoil isn’t dense enough for it. We cannot build higher then what you see in Rotterdam, because the building would just fall over

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

Hold the phone... Are you saying there is no bedrock in the Netherlands?

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

Not in the part that’s under sea level. Can’t have basements there either

[–] cyd 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does being under sea level have to do with bedrock? Bedrock exists under the sea too.

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

Can’t have a basement though

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

Not sure if there isnt any, but I know most of it is soft. It is the reason why Amsterdam and Rotterdam cannot have a skyline like New York, which has unique properties that allows the Americans to build that high