The dutch know a thing or two about water
Aquaducts aren’t new. Granted this is a novel design, but it’s still just an aquaduct. https://waterways.org.uk/about-us/news/canal-aqueducts
I believe it’s what is known as a “tunnel.”
It’s not just a tunnel, it’s a water bridge
The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles.
At what ratio of width to length does it become a water bridge instead of a tunnel?
I’m countering with this from my home country of Belgium
Ey, southern neighbour!
That’s trippy
Time to recreate this in voxel games
Is there a voxel that does well with water physics? I remember first time I played minecraft trying to drain a lake and being very dissatisfied with the results.
To be honest, water is one of these things that always frustrated me in Minecraft. Its mechanics don’t make any sense, but changing them would probably be hated by most players, because they are used to them.
It depends on what you mean. Luanti games and Minecraft all use water source blocks that generate water.
Luanti has a mod that makes water more realistic.
That mod breaks voxel physics though. Water blocks are supposed to be fixed.
Neat mod but for me personally it isn’t terribly useful
The issue with Minecraft is that once it forms something like a lake they all become water source blocks. Water no longer flows once it gets to be more than a single block deep.
That’s by design. If it was flowing it would pull you under and it would be incredibly difficult to make something like a swimming pool
My eyes think it’s an AI optical illusion. That’s cool
If the bridge falls, how far does the flooding spread? Is the river going to be dammed by the gap?
Not critical, just curious how the engineers accounted for this.
You know what’s better? It’s not a river. It’s more like an artificial lake created by cutting off the North Sea.
The road might flood for a half km around the breach where it descends to the tunnel depth tho
Plenty of tunnels under the sea in Norway.
Welp, I ended up searching for it so here is a link. https://interestingengineering.com/culture/the-netherlands-unique-water-bridge
I thought it could have something to do with the levels of water but apparently it was cheaper than a bridge.
But it is a bridge
I’d say it’s a tunnel. Bridges are built up, which is incompatible with the water flowing across.
It’s a bridge for boats.
i too subscribe to Practical Engineering
Grady is the best!
So you’re telling me you also watch Practical Engineering 👷♂️ ^^
Honestly I think this is better than lift bridges in every way.
You drive under the runway at Schipol too
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I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
Underrated joke
It’s a bit underdeveloped.
Also, Disney World.
