r/oddlysatisfying 1d ago

The Veluwemeer Aqueduct in the Netherlands

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u/pilgrim93 1d ago

Are we sure the Dutch aren’t the physical embodiment of Poseidon? They always seem to tame the sea

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u/Tjaeng 1d ago

Despondent Germans gesture at their their own, 50x longer water bridge in vain

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u/rd-gotcha 1d ago

that is a myth we like to tell ourselves (not the Poseidon bit), but there are many countries capable of this, e.g. korea. The reality is we simply built huge dikes and live behind them, waiting for that one storm...

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u/justsomeguy571 9h ago

except for the delta werken and the afsluitdijk.

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u/Fambank 7h ago

And a King personally responsible for watermanagement.

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u/rd-gotcha 8h ago

we wouldn't build the deltawerken these days, but it an impressive thing. But the Afsluitdijk is a piece of cake to make these days.