Author Topic: Three Gorges Dam! A Poll! (Read 372 times)

Capt. Pork · « **on:** March 20, 2004, 02:44:05 PM »

Biggest Dam in the world. Caused the displacement of over a million Chinese. Some theorize that sediment buildup at its submerged base will cause it to fail within 30 years, causing one of the biggest man-caused disasters in history. Any civil engineers out there, please let me know what you think of these theories.

For the uninformed, here's some background:

3 gorges dam

If anybody has any more meaningful info, please post.

Nilsen · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2004, 03:15:18 PM »

Won't happen, the chinese will find a way to solve any potential problem. Im sure they have people on it already.

Lizking · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2004, 03:44:19 PM »

Siltation will not cause it fail, it just removes capacity. That, to me is the major problem with the project.

Frogm4n · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2004, 07:41:20 PM »

It will make china the worlds leading producer of cheap aluminum. And maybe in the future, aircraft.

Crapgame · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2004, 09:14:48 PM »

If China ever decides to extend her ambitions a cruise missile or two into that bastige ought to give them something to ponder.

majic · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2004, 10:18:07 PM »

Hmmm... that doesn't strike me as a politically viable target. Too much death.

NUKE · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2004, 10:18:29 PM »

great, another dam poll

stiehl · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2004, 10:32:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Crapgame
If China ever decides to extend her ambitions a cruise missile or two into that bastige ought to give them something to ponder.

I'll rather NOT get nuked

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2004, 10:51:43 PM »

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Originally posted by stiehl
I'll rather NOT get nuked

Not likely. One of Sun Tzu's doctrines was never to fight an unwinnable battle--which is exactly what a nuclear exchange would boil down to.

My Theory:

We take out Dam. They, in turn, order their millions of Sleeper-Agent restaurant-owners to close down for a few weeks. Mass confusion followed by starvation ensues in the States.

Bada Bing!

MadMan · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2004, 12:07:49 AM »

yes, and when they close down their restaurants, the number of stary cats will climb drastically and over run America.

rpm · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2004, 03:00:32 AM »

They will cut off shipments to WalMart and cause economic catastrophe.

montag · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2004, 04:03:01 AM »

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Originally posted by NUKE
great, another dam poll

What poll, why does anybody even give a dam about dams?

Frogm4n · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2004, 05:48:06 AM »

why would china attack her largest colony? That would stop the flow of raw materials from the US and manufactured goods sold back to the US.