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What America really needs(lemmy.world)

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Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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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.

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DeanFogg@lemm.ee
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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

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BOMBS@lemmy.world
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Hawa-II, this needs to happen. Opening date is June 13, 2025.

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Gonzako@lemmy.world
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Let’s fucking goooo

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HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world
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That’s how the Soviet gulags built canals and railroads btw. Lots of deaths

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