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Russia plans a 65 billion dollar tunnel

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  1. rhadamanthus

    rhadamanthus Member

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    lol yes. It's called the Bering Strait. Discovery had a show about a possible bridge over it back in the day, but that would be far harder than a tunnel.

    EDIT: Hey whaddya know - discovery also had a show on a possible tunnel.
     
    #21 rhadamanthus, Aug 24, 2011
  2. Jimes

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    Aren't the the two continents slowly getting further apart? Sounds like an engineering headache.

    That's enough for 8 time machines capable of reversing the outcome of the Cold War :eek:
     
    #22 Jimes, Aug 24, 2011
  3. Ender120

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    Premise for Final Destination 6?

    "The tunnel! We have to get out of the tunnel before it..."

    *rumble*

    I'm not putting my safety in the hands of Russians.

    Enjoy your deathtrap, folks.
     
    #23 Ender120, Aug 24, 2011
  4. rezdawg

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    Yeah, not sure how that works when the continents are shifting.
     
    #24 rezdawg, Aug 24, 2011
  5. SacTown

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    I think it sounds really cool. And Russia has the money for this type of thing right now.
     
    #25 SacTown, Aug 24, 2011
  6. pirc1

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    It shift what 2cm (about 1 in) per year. So in 100 years, it would have shifted about the length of one Yao Ming, don't think we have to worry about that in our life time.
     
    #26 pirc1, Aug 24, 2011
  7. emjohn

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    Wouldn't a 1 cm crack in a tunnel be enough to flood it?
     
    #27 emjohn, Aug 24, 2011
  8. pirc1

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    There are tolerances build into these. You don't see the English Channel tunnel cracking yet do you? It is about half the distance of this one.
     
    #28 pirc1, Aug 24, 2011
  9. CrazyDave

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    In communist Russia, Tunnel builds YOU.

    Seriously, maybe they got tired of Palin watching for their invasion. Out of sight out of her mind, ya know?
     
    #29 CrazyDave, Aug 24, 2011
  10. across110thstreet

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    what about the North American/European tunnel? has it cracked yet?
     
    #30 across110thstreet, Aug 24, 2011
  11. pirc1

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    What North America Europe tunnel? This one have not even started yet.
     
    #31 pirc1, Aug 24, 2011
  12. across110thstreet

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    Almost all of the world is connected by train. :confused:
     
    #32 across110thstreet, Aug 24, 2011
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    After this tunnel is completed of course. :grin:
     
    #33 pirc1, Aug 24, 2011
  14. JuanValdez

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    Don't they have to ask our permission before they start building a tunnel to our territory?
     
    #34 JuanValdez, Aug 24, 2011
  15. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Europe would get to NA via Russia and this tunnel.
     
    #35 rockbox, Aug 24, 2011
  16. pirc1

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    I am sure US would not object to this.
     
    #36 pirc1, Aug 24, 2011
  17. Royals Ego

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    Does this mean my Alaska license is valid in Russia?
     
    #37 Royals Ego, Aug 24, 2011
  18. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    LOL. I had a buddy in grad school who'd been living in Moscow, and when he took the American drivers test, he totally failed.

    "What is this ****?" He asked me. "I take questions and one says old lady approaches cross walk -- what do you do? So I say speed up and honk of course."

    "Of course?" I asked.

    "Yeah man. What the ****. You have to conserve brake pads in Russia."
     
    #38 B-Bob, Aug 24, 2011
  19. DonkeyMagic

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    It's beginning.

    [​IMG]
     
    #39 DonkeyMagic, Aug 24, 2011
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