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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Bonus question: would this make a new continent?

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then you'd need to dig really, really deep. Even deeper than where the Balrog lives.

[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

as long as you don't do it greedily you should be fine

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[–] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Would the north and south go to war again for control?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We'd have to change all the names!

Canada's pants become Canada shorts and Canada socks

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, but not for slavery this time, but for fresh water in the decades ahead of climate change. Those freshwater Great Lakes will be awfully attractive 100 years from now.

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The Mississippi already does that, but south-north instead of east-west.

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[–] erp@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

First I was excited thinking about South Canada and North Mexico, but unfortunately they screwed up the one opportunity in history to fix Oklahoma's awkward 'protrusion', so I can't with a clean conscience support and vote for this. Better luck next time.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

That's a gnarly cliff in Colorado

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All you need is time and a LOT of shovels........

[–] EarthShipTechIntern@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Nope. Just MS paint and one brush.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

And if abandoned halfway we could just turn it into a park.

The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway follows the path of the abandoned Cross Florida Barge Canal.

https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/history-cross-florida-greenway

[–] XOXOX@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Now build a land bridge and connect this up with Panama

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I like this idea. However, I have one small issue: this river appears to go directly through my house...

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[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago
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