I will admit I did not know that dykes are best plugged with a flat hand rather than a single finger... I had always thought a finger in them did the trick to prevent any seepage of fluids, but then I have no experience on the topic, and so am intrigued to learn that one should use a hand instead to keep the dyke stronger for longer.
I'm curious, is there a specific field where dykes are studied? Or is it just a subset of hydrology without its own name?
Mark
On 29/01/07, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
Ray Saintonge schreef:
For now I don't think there is enough interest in companies for us to worry about the floodgates. Maybe someone should tell the little boy with his finger in the dyke that there is no water on the other side. ;-)
Ec
Hoi, Contrary to popular believe, when a dyke is saturated with water and water starts to seep out, the worst thing you can do is put your finger in it. The thing to do would be to put your hand flat on where it starts to flow. However this will not work for long.
You may be amused to know that because so many Americans came to the Netherlands to learn about this story, they created a statue to commemorate this fictional event .. :)
Thanks, GerardM
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