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(a)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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