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[–] Skua@kbin.social 286 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The Dutch, not content with merely driving the sea back, now seek to taunt and humiliate it

[–] Risk@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)

OP's image needs to be captioned with your comment and then ever so slightly jpegified. chef's kiss

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 145 points 1 year ago (9 children)
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[–] Plaid_Kaleidoscope@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

And it was the result of beautiful team work. Good job team, I hope that meme takes off.

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[–] Scribbd@feddit.nl 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Countryballs, the Dutch are asking their neighbors for clay. All saying no in disgust. When Dutch ball goes to the sea, there is no objection. Dutch ball claims clay. I would say it should be 'geef' instead of 'gib', but who am I to judge.

EDIT: Linky as tall images don't do well in web, unless you are an ant.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have no idea why you think it would be improved by slight adding of jpeg, but I agree, and I don't know why. It feels like meme salt. Or maybe meme umami

[–] Skua@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

It's a matter of time before we start manually adding iFunny banners at the bottom for authenticity

[–] TvanBuuren@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not unlike the mighty Beaver, the Dutch have an instinctual drive to bend water to their will

[–] RooRLoord420@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

And much like the beaver, many of our artificial flavors are made from the expressed anal glands of the Dutch.

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[–] Zozano@lemmy.world 86 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What the fuck is this place. The hills look like a PS1 game

[–] sebsch@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] LazerFX@kbin.social 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Even the history of this is fascinating. This is the "Moses Bridge", and it's a renovated part of the old dyke system that was used to prevent attacking armies from getting in - because the dykes and levee's had blocked the sea so effectively, they realised they could stop attackers by... flooding them out. Literally.

When it came to renovate this area, they wanted to provide access without denigrating the fact it was an old defensive structure, hence this unique sea-level bridge.

[–] heeplr@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The world loves dutch pragmatism. "You don't want this? Well, fuck it. We just do it that way then. Everyone happy? Fine. Done."

Germans could learn a thing or two...

[–] Missnalgas@lemmy.ml 64 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] buycurious@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Feels like it’s more of a “trough” than anything else.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] Kerrigor@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Don't look a bridge horse in the mouth

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[–] Entropy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel like that shit floods every time it rains lol. I'm curious how they would drain it.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just drill drain holes in the bottom. Duh! Oh wait...

[–] itsJoelle@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I not proud my internal dialog went exactly like that.

[–] heeplr@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago

how they would drain it.

Since a lot of land is below sea level, the Netherlands basically dry pump their country all the time anyway.

[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wow. There is very small margin for overflowing here...

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 year ago

Don't worry the Dutch know what they're doing when it comes to water.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's probably an overflow spillway for the whole pond out of frame.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Correct. That bridge is meant to flex on water control. This is near a place that is susceptible to river floods.

[–] Ryumast3r@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

That just adds to the fun.

[–] ProximaC@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it's the Berlin Wall for fish...

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

"Fuck you fish" -The Dutch apparently

[–] rodhlann@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This looks like something someone would make in Rollercoaster Tycoon

[–] Ryantific_theory@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Even knowing it's real, it feels like one of those photo-realistic concept art pieces, or a weird AI diffusion that screwed up how bridges work.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Dutch people really hate water huh

[–] DaveNa@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Looks inefficient resourcewise.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is there an underpass for fish and such?

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[–] Pat12@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And if it floods then....?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it doesn't flood, this is the netherlands

[–] sheepyowl@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Holy shit this comment fucking killed me. It's so funny.

I understand that a flood in the Netherlands would spell catastrophe but it sounds like the water just can't flood there, because it is the Netherlands, not because of the amazing stuff that they built

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Why do you think water evaporates in the mincraft nether?

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[–] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

It's all water besides the bridge now

[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

That looks like a neat experience until there's a slight breeze.

[–] bentsea@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How does this work? Wouldn't even a light rainfall cause it to flood in on itself?

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