The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Humor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoYou just dig around the water.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down115
arrow-up1319arrow-down1imageYou just dig around the water.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Humor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoSledgehammers (or similar) and lots and lots of manpower I’d guess. It’s how they made it watertight before they drained it I’m interested in
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 months agoThe weight of the water will push wooden pilings together. The flow of water though the gaps will also bring mud and debris into the cracks. It’s not perfect, and would need a lot of pumping/water removal, but it’s just a case of manpower, at that point.
minus-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoIn the old days they made two walls and poured dirt between them. That stopped a lot of water going in if not all.
minus-squareIeatcrayons@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoIt doesn’t need to be fully watertight. The rate of water passing into the dry area only needs to be lower than the rate you can pump it out.
Sledgehammers (or similar) and lots and lots of manpower I’d guess. It’s how they made it watertight before they drained it I’m interested in
The weight of the water will push wooden pilings together. The flow of water though the gaps will also bring mud and debris into the cracks.
It’s not perfect, and would need a lot of pumping/water removal, but it’s just a case of manpower, at that point.
In the old days they made two walls and poured dirt between them. That stopped a lot of water going in if not all.
It doesn’t need to be fully watertight. The rate of water passing into the dry area only needs to be lower than the rate you can pump it out.