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minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoMore land can be “created” just by building taller.
minus-squareRonno@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNope, our spoil isn’t dense enough for it. We cannot build higher then what you see in Rotterdam, because the building would just fall over
minus-squaremotorwerkslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHold the phone… Are you saying there is no bedrock in the Netherlands?
minus-squareRonno@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot sure if there isnt any, but I know most of it is soft. It is the reason why Amsterdam and Rotterdam cannot have a skyline like New York, which has unique properties that allows the Americans to build that high
minus-squareI_hate_you_welcome@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNot in the part that’s under sea level. Can’t have basements there either
minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat does being under sea level have to do with bedrock? Bedrock exists under the sea too.
minus-squareI_hate_you_welcome@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCan’t have a basement though
More land can be “created” just by building taller.
Nope, our spoil isn’t dense enough for it. We cannot build higher then what you see in Rotterdam, because the building would just fall over
Hold the phone… Are you saying there is no bedrock in the Netherlands?
Not sure if there isnt any, but I know most of it is soft. It is the reason why Amsterdam and Rotterdam cannot have a skyline like New York, which has unique properties that allows the Americans to build that high
Not in the part that’s under sea level. Can’t have basements there either
What does being under sea level have to do with bedrock? Bedrock exists under the sea too.
Can’t have a basement though