Hi! Alexander,
On 02 Dec 18 20:34, you wrote to me:
AK> You mean a submarine cannot sink? What they do, in English, when water
AK> rushes inside? ;-)
Ah, a diving boat. Yes. My apologies. I used the word in its literal sense:
under (sub) + sea (marine). On reflection, I should have avoided any confusion
and said "under sea"... cities. I was naughty,
AK> I think floating things safer, especially when they consists of
AK> thousands of watertight compartments. If I design such a town I would
AK> made it from big laced steel platforms, and every platform is
AK> surrounded by thousands of watertight cisterns. Every cistern has a
AK> limited time service and can be replaced.
Mmm... that sounds familiar. Is that how bridge foundations are formed?
Cheers,
Paul.
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