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Good luck with that. Srkdqltr Oct 2022 #1
Any better ideas? nt mitch96 Oct 2022 #2
we have been talking about this within our family recently rurallib Oct 2022 #3
It kinda sorta seems plausible. Romans did it way back when, Vietnam showed proof of concept. mitch96 Oct 2022 #5
If oil pipelines can be run for hundreds of miles, Bayard Oct 2022 #4
And if the water pipeline ruptured Jerry2144 Oct 2022 #10
But isn't this most seawater? viva la Oct 2022 #6
As for the Great Lakes, except for Lake Michigan, Canada owns half of them rurallib Oct 2022 #11
Well. I've been hollering about that for years now. CousinIT Oct 2022 #7
not really feasible moonshinegnomie Oct 2022 #8
In the vid they addressed this problem. Water is less viscus than oil and moves faster. mitch96 Oct 2022 #12
It's uphill all the way, at least 1500 miles. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #9
Do the oil companies move oil up hill? I would "assume" it would cost less to move water than oil.nt mitch96 Oct 2022 #13
Is water selling for five dollars a gallon? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #15
As stated in the vid, fixing the infrastructure after a flood is very expensive. mitch96 Oct 2022 #16
It took 7 years for the Colorado River to fill Lake Mead taxi Oct 2022 #14
I think... all of you guys who think it is such a good idea and easy peasy should get together, Srkdqltr Oct 2022 #17
Nobody said it would be easy but if you have a better plan let the drought and flooded people know. mitch96 Oct 2022 #18
Of course I don't have a better idea. Srkdqltr Oct 2022 #19
As I said in post #3, get some person with megabucks to deal with the project would be my guess. mitch96 Oct 2022 #20
romans did all that using gravity nt msongs Oct 2022 #21
Yup, great engineering for so long ago.. nt mitch96 Oct 2022 #22
Anyone who believes this is feasible has no idea of scale or cost NickB79 Oct 2022 #23
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