Random thought experiment.
Let’s say you want to build a harbour here:
Cliffs as far as the eye can see in either direction. How would you go about it?
Obviously there’s lots of rock you can use to make a breakwater. But how to get it down there?
I’m thinking blast a ramp along the cliff going down to the sea. Store the rubble up the top side temporally. Once your ramp reaches water level you can start taking all the rubble back down and build a breakwater.
party_pants said:
Random thought experiment.Let’s say you want to build a harbour here:
Cliffs as far as the eye can see in either direction. How would you go about it?
Obviously there’s lots of rock you can use to make a breakwater. But how to get it down there?
party_pants said:
Random thought experiment.Let’s say you want to build a harbour here:
Cliffs as far as the eye can see in either direction. How would you go about it?
Obviously there’s lots of rock you can use to make a breakwater. But how to get it down there?
Fkn don’t
What sort of harbour?
There’s many types.
What sort of harbour?
There’s many types.
Though it doesn’t really matter I suppose, the only real difference is getting down to the water from the top of the cliff.
Maybe just a big external freight-type elevator, and if the funds allowed for it a very tall vertical lock & pumps to suit so you could move boats up to ground level.
Spiny Norman said:
What sort of harbour?
There’s many types.
Let’s say there’s some useful rocks or oil or gas inland, and we need to ship it to the coast for export. Some place half a dozen large ships could use at the same time, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG tankers, that sort of ship. Area of the coast is exposed to wild storms and strong winds for some parts of the year.
party_pants said:
Spiny Norman said:
What sort of harbour?
There’s many types.
Let’s say there’s some useful rocks or oil or gas inland, and we need to ship it to the coast for export. Some place half a dozen large ships could use at the same time, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG tankers, that sort of ship. Area of the coast is exposed to wild storms and strong winds for some parts of the year.
Anchor them offshore and run pipes or whatever out to them. Some kind of floating platform they can moor to.
Do the Mulberry thing
Whatever you do, rehearse it in Lego first.
Bubblecar said:
Whatever you do, rehearse it in Lego first.
Measure twice, cut once.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Whatever you do, rehearse it in Lego first.
Measure twice, cut once.
Measure thrice, cut twice.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Whatever you do, rehearse it in Lego first.
Measure twice, cut once.
Measure thrice, cut twice.
Measure with a micrometer. Mark with chalk. Cut with an axe.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
Whatever you do, rehearse it in Lego first.
Measure twice, cut once.
Measure thrice, cut twice.
Swear as many times as you need
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Random thought experiment.Let’s say you want to build a harbour here:
Cliffs as far as the eye can see in either direction. How would you go about it?
Obviously there’s lots of rock you can use to make a breakwater. But how to get it down there?
OK, so you’ve sent me down a rabbit hole on Youtube looking at blasting videos. Looks easy!
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Random thought experiment.Let’s say you want to build a harbour here:
Cliffs as far as the eye can see in either direction. How would you go about it?
Obviously there’s lots of rock you can use to make a breakwater. But how to get it down there?
OK, so you’ve sent me down a rabbit hole on Youtube looking at blasting videos. Looks easy!
We,ve got the team here, DV can do the geo and four fingered Boris and do the splosions.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
OK, so you’ve sent me down a rabbit hole on Youtube looking at blasting videos. Looks easy!
We,ve got the team here, DV can do the geo and four fingered Boris and do the splosions.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Список_мирных_ядерных_взрывов_в_СССР
SCIENCE said:
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
OK, so you’ve sent me down a rabbit hole on Youtube looking at blasting videos. Looks easy!
We,ve got the team here, DV can do the geo and four fingered Boris and do the splosions.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Список_мирных_ядерных_взрывов_в_СССР
I don’t speak or read a single word of Russian.
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:Peak Warming Man said:
We,ve got the team here, DV can do the geo and four fingered Boris and do the splosions.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Список_мирных_ядерных_взрывов_в_СССР
I don’t speak or read a single word of Russian.
Press the
“English” button. Makes it much easier to read.
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Список_мирных_ядерных_взрывов_в_СССР
I don’t speak or read a single word of Russian.
Press the
“English” button. Makes it much easier to read.
I’d rather not use nukes, thanks.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:I don’t speak or read a single word of Russian.
Press the
“English” button. Makes it much easier to read.
I’d rather not use nukes, thanks.
You don’t need nukes to read the Wiki page.
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:Press the
“English” button. Makes it much easier to read.
I’d rather not use nukes, thanks.
You don’t need nukes to read the Wiki page.
I translated and read the page, it is all about Soviet nuclear explosions for civil engineering purposes. I’d rather not.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
I’d rather not use nukes, thanks.
You don’t need nukes to read the Wiki page.
I translated and read the page, it is all about Soviet nuclear explosions for civil engineering purposes. I’d rather not.
oh c’m‘on this isn’t about
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare
the Soviets at all
One of the first serious cratering proposals that came close to being carried out was Project Chariot, which would have used several hydrogen bombs to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska. It was never carried out due to concerns for the native populations and the fact that there was little potential use for the harbor to justify its risk and expense.
From WIKI project Plowshare
Ah who needs a
harbour anyway when you can just bring your own platform.
Bjelke Joh and Hancock proposed using a nuclear weapon to dig a hole. That’s Lang and not Gina by the .way.