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2003-06-11 East Asia

Chinaâs Three Gorges fills faster than expected

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Posted by Steve 2003-06-11 01:48 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Having had first-hand experience of rural Chinese latrines, my stomach is now in churning turmoil. Thanks Zhang. Thanks a lot...

Posted by Bulldog 6/11/2003 3:18:31 PM|| 6/11/2003 3:18:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Can we get a pool going on the date of collapse and/or the number of peasents killed by same? (No pun intended with "pool" by the way.)

Posted by Hodadenon 2003-06-11 14:05:04|| 2003-06-11 14:05:04|| Front Page Top

#3 "Those aren't leaks. That's additional drainage."

Posted by tu3031 2003-06-11 14:46:34|| 2003-06-11 14:46:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Any chance the U.S. Civil Corps of Engineers was consulted on this?
Wonder if Taiwan(R.O.C.)has a missile or two with enough range that is/are being retargeted now?
On collapse,either immediately or after 20 years of improper maint.My entries are July 4 2003/120,000 deaths or June 3 2124/2,500,000 deaths.

Posted by Stephen 2003-06-11 15:01:19|| 2003-06-11 15:01:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Conrad of
dubbed it the world's largest open latrine. Given the nature of latrines, this development isn't real surprising. OK - maybe just a little too much information here.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-06-11 15:12:08|| 2003-06-11 15:12:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Having had first-hand experience of rural Chinese latrines, my stomach is now in churning turmoil. Thanks Zhang. Thanks a lot...

Posted by Bulldog 2003-06-11 15:18:31|| 2003-06-11 15:18:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Bulldog - sorry about the flashbacks, man. Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is common among those who've used Chinese facilities. During my travels there, I have personally used some of sh***iest Porta- and stationary johns known to man - the more scenic the locale, the less savory the head.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-06-11 16:09:02|| 2003-06-11 16:09:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Counting on my toes... At this rate, it will be full about June 14 or 15.

Weather report here. Looks like partly cloudy through June 21.

By July 31, my birthday, and a million plus dead.

Posted by Chuck (not Taylor) 2003-06-11 16:51:06|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-06-11 16:51:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Watched a report that said there are massive cracks in the damn,probably from improper curing.When you pour that much concret that fast it will produce a tremendous amount of heat.
When Boulder damn was built pipes were run through the poured concret for running cooled water.Slowing down the curing process.
If this is the case it'll collapse sooner rather than later.
same report said the impounded water is turnning into a giant cesspool from civilian and industrial sewage.

Posted by raptor 2003-06-11 18:34:55|| 2003-06-11 18:34:55|| Front Page Top

#10 a giant cesspool? Just stocking with brown trout

heh heh just a little engineering humor, sorry

btw - I never heard if the cracks were in the tension or compression faces, it does make a difference. I was more intrigued it was designed for only a 7.0 quake - tremendously low for a critical structure

Posted by Frank G 2003-06-11 19:50:59|| 2003-06-11 19:50:59|| Front Page Top

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