If the Panama Canal, instead of using locks, was dug directly from point A to point B...?

that's what the original French company tried to do for 8 years. You have to get through the ridge of the Americas backbone which is about 85 feet high and need about 50 feet depth for ships so…

Top stories for Long   If the Panama Canal, instead of using locks, was dug directly from point A to point B like the Suez Canal, what would the Panama canal be like? Loring Chien, 42 Years , to engineering manager and principal engineer • Answered October 22 that's what the original French company tried to do for 8 years. You have to get through the ridge of the Americas backbone which is about 85 feet high and need about 50 fee... Read more » 124 18   Is Ottawa the best city in Canada? Taha Lookmanjee, lives in Ottawa, ON • Answered November 27, 2018 Depends on your situation but in short, no. There are many other cities in Canada which are nicer to live in but there are strings attached. I will go through each major ci... Read more » 133 28   What do you think about rumors of "The Vance Plot", that JD Vance is planning to kill and replace Trump via a medical emergency cover? Jon Mixon, I live to debunk them. • Updated Sat Question: What do you think about rumors of "The Vance Plot", that JD Vance is planning to kill and replace Trump via a medical emergency cover? I think trying to kill an ob... Read more » 153 12   Why don't fish and chip shops in the UK sell fried salmon? Even salmon and cod cost similarly. Charley Downey, lives in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK (2002-present) • Updated May 16 Fish and chip shops are takeaways which serve fish fried in batter. The fish (typically cod and haddock, other sturdy white fish are sometimes also available) need to be so... Read more » 587 40   Why does my two slice toaster tell me to use a certain slot if I'm only toasting one piece of bread? What's the difference? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered May 26, 2023 I once bought a toaster that was advertised as having a bread brain. I bought the toaster on that boast alone and when I got home I determined the bread brain had something ... Read more » 994 65   What started the downfall of the American shopping mall? J.D., Was real strong and very interested in world History • Answered September 16 Long before the internet was a word much less a reality… Shopping malls were on the decline. It all started with super-size malls. A mall would have 2-'anchor' stores in t... Read more » 830 101   Shouldn't all football stadiums be enclosed? Steven Haddock, lives in Toronto, ON (1959-present) • Answered October 20 No, and for a couple of very good reasons, exemplified by the first ever enclosed stadium, the Astrodome. The Astrodome was completed in 1965 to deal with a very serious pro... Read more » 305 27   Do twin flames in separation mirror each other? If one is keeping a watch on another to find out if he/she has started seeing anyone then does the other do it too? Jeng Anik • Answered September 16, 2019 The Twin Flame Mirror When twin flames (also known as Twins souls) meet in this lifetime, they can accelerate our spiritual awakening. Those who are destined to meet and uni... Read more » 170 17   Did Democrats finally get the message that we're all tired of constantly having their wants shoved down our throats? Steve Hill, former Recording Studio Owner at Woodworm Studios UK (2004-2011) • Updated Sat I read something today which saddened me. The president of a manufacturing company in Pennsylvania called all his employees together yesterday. They had, probably, overwhel... Read more » 7.2K 2.8K   I'm having trouble intuitively understanding the Monty Hall problem. If you say you're picking door #1, then you haven't actually "picked" it. So why do your chances go from 1/3 to 2/3 instead of 1/3 to 1/2? Joe Devney, Linguist and Writer • Answered July 7 Some variation of this question shows up on Quora now and then. None of the explanations convince me, because they all ignore the man whom the puzzle is named after. They t... Read more » 34 13   Are nihilists generally depressed people? Hamish C. Hodgson • Updated January 13, 2019 I am a nihilist because it counteracts my depression. I feel comfort knowing that when I die, it will truly be the end. I mean THE END. No going off to a mystical land wher... Read more » 93 24   If Alan Kay were starting a computing research group today, how would he think about where to locate it? Alan Kay, I am the Alan Kay in question. • Answered April 3 Interesting query. I have only had extensive experience with one style of "research grouping" — the ARPA/Parc style was very successful — but it is quite possible that ther... Read more » 109 42 Read more in your feed

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