Re:Plan To Build Giant Floating Airport Off California Coast
by joe_the_user on Saturday October 24, 2009 @07:42PM
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I always loved these schemes and it took me a while to understand why they are inherently expensive and so are not likely to appear soon.
The reason is that a man-made structure on the water is subject to continuous strain and thus continual and so needs continual repair. The larger the structure, the more that this becomes a problem. Bridge and ships fall apart over time and still require continuous maintenance while they're in their lifetime.
It's appealing but like the underwater city, it would be enormously impractical.
The reason is that a man-made structure on the water is subject to continuous strain and thus continual and so needs continual repair. The larger the structure, the more that this becomes a problem. Bridge and ships fall apart over time and still require continuous maintenance while they're in their lifetime.
It's appealing but like the underwater city, it would be enormously impractical.