The Dutch, not content with merely driving the sea back, now seek to taunt and humiliate it
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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OP's image needs to be captioned with your comment and then ever so slightly jpegified. chef's kiss
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Fucking masterpiece
And it was the result of beautiful team work. Good job team, I hope that meme takes off.
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EDIT: Linky as tall images don't do well in web, unless you are an ant.
Has polandball come across to the fediverse yet?
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I have no idea why you think it would be improved by slight adding of jpeg, but I agree, and I don't know why. It feels like meme salt. Or maybe meme umami
It's a matter of time before we start manually adding iFunny banners at the bottom for authenticity
Not unlike the mighty Beaver, the Dutch have an instinctual drive to bend water to their will
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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.
The world loves dutch pragmatism. "You don't want this? Well, fuck it. We just do it that way then. Everyone happy? Fine. Done."
Germans could learn a thing or two...
Is it a "bridge" though?
Feels like it’s more of a “trough” than anything else.
It’s a bridge too far
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I feel like that shit floods every time it rains lol. I'm curious how they would drain it.
Just drill drain holes in the bottom. Duh! Oh wait...
I not proud my internal dialog went exactly like that.
how they would drain it.
Since a lot of land is below sea level, the Netherlands basically dry pump their country all the time anyway.
Wow. There is very small margin for overflowing here...
Don't worry the Dutch know what they're doing when it comes to water.
There's probably an overflow spillway for the whole pond out of frame.
Correct. That bridge is meant to flex on water control. This is near a place that is susceptible to river floods.
That just adds to the fun.
So it's the Berlin Wall for fish...
"Fuck you fish" -The Dutch apparently
This looks like something someone would make in Rollercoaster Tycoon
Even knowing it's real, it feels like one of those photo-realistic concept art pieces, or a weird AI diffusion that screwed up how bridges work.
Dutch people really hate water huh
Looks inefficient resourcewise.
It's all water besides the bridge now
And if it floods then....?
it doesn't flood, this is the netherlands
Holy shit this comment fucking killed me. It's so funny.
I understand that a flood in the Netherlands would spell catastrophe but it sounds like the water just can't flood there, because it is the Netherlands, not because of the amazing stuff that they built
Why do you think water evaporates in the mincraft nether?
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That looks like a neat experience until there's a slight breeze.
How does this work? Wouldn't even a light rainfall cause it to flood in on itself?
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