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[–] [email protected] 80 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Use the leftover slag to close off the Mediterranean at Gibraltar too while we're in Simcity God mode here.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

The Kajigger of Gibraltar????

[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago

Average billionaire be like

[–] [email protected] 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Worlds longest water slide. That's how gravity works right?

[–] CannedTuna 34 points 11 months ago

Hey y’all wanna go float The River this month?

Which one?

All of them.

How long’s that gonna take?

This month.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago

South is down, so yeah!

[–] UrPartnerInCrime 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah but only if you do it in the winter unfortunately

[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ocean front property in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago

Landlords: 🤑🤑🤑

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[–] captain_aggravated 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ah for just one time, I would take the Northwest passage to the sea.

Westward from the Potomac, t'is there t'was said to lie The sea route to the orient for which so many died

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

Turning West Virginia into a lake would be quite a benefit.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago

Cant find a Northwest Passage? Make one!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This isn't any less insane than burning coal until the Northwest Passage opens.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's considerably more insane because its doubling an existing massive river from northern Saskatchewan up to the exit point for no reason. Particularly in an area where there isn't enough infrastructure to support begin to support such an operation.

Using the same start point you already have the Mackenzie river going to Lake Athabasca. From there you have existing rivers and canals getting you to Lake Winnipeg, albeit somewhat inefficiently and would need expanding to get bigger ships through. Although you might need some locks to be added to get around the dams on Lake Winnipeg.

Making the only real canal section being Winnipeg to Superior, and then you're in the great lakes.

If you want the crazy option, get up to Lake Athabasca then go out through the Peace River to end at Bella Bella Coola, BC. Only have to cross several massive mountain ranges and do the crazy descent from BCs central interior plateau down to the ocean.

[–] whitecapstromgard 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One could make the case that the loss of West Virginia is a benefit in itself.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

There is some fine white water rafting there though. I don't know what else, it's the only reason I've ever gone there. Nice curvy backroads too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Sounds like you should speak with Robert Evans (not the director, the journalist) of Behind the Bastards, he wants to nuke the great lakes, so may as well tie your plan into his.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I miss the bagel throwing days

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

One pump one cream

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Today's episode had the happiest of endings.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I mean come one, who has been hurt by a Nuke or two ..... I think we can do it.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_ 12 points 11 months ago

Nestle vibes...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

We need to make the northwest passage we have the northwest passage at home this post is northwest passage at home

[–] JohnDClay 9 points 11 months ago

Should be pretty easy! I hear digging canals with nukes is a great idea!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I bet there is oil in the Arctic, and OP is actually the US government. This is our future sheeple!!! Wake up!!!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, there is oil in Alaska. Lots of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Shoot, one of Alaska's biggest northern settlements, if not the biggest, is an oil work camp. Look up Deadhorse / Prudhoe Bay. The road up there is totally worth taking if you're into birdwatching or really rugged roughing it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

That canal rips through the heart of the NWT, a hotbed of uranium, gold and diamond mining.

And gets close to the northern end of the tar sands.

[–] bernieecclestoned 8 points 11 months ago

Could use that spinlaunch thing to skip a fucking massive flat stone across America

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

The Ohio & Erie Canal will rise again!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I have only one question: can I join? I‘ll bring my own shovel!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Lex Luthor has entered the chat

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