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[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Assuming the river would be identical in depth and breadth to the Panama canal, if every man, woman, and child in the US picked up a shovel they would need to move 305 cubic feet of dirt each. So if we all just moved 1 cubic foot of dirt per day, we could pull this off in a year.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Hey, you're a numbers guy right? What's to say we take all that extra dirt and make an island? Asking for a friend

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hawa-II, this needs to happen. Opening date is June 13, 2025.

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