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posted by martyb on Friday May 10 2019, @12:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the Mars/Moon-Ho!-Can-you-dig-it? dept.

Phys.org:

"We are coming to a point in our history in which we need to start looking for more space," Han Admiraal, a civil engineer with over two decades of experience in underground space, told AFP on the sidelines of this year's World Tunnel Congress.
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"Underground spaces could easily be used for growing crops," he said, as he toured the cavernous Bourbon Tunnel, dug deep under the Italian city of Naples as a potential escape route for King Ferdinand II of Bourbon after the 1848 riots.

Scientific developments in areas like aquaponics—where vegetables and fish are farmed together—could help relieve the pressure on the food supply chain, and dramatically cut transport costs if such new farms were situated under cities.

Isn't excavation expensive?


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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Friday May 10 2019, @03:41AM (5 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Friday May 10 2019, @03:41AM (#841700) Homepage Journal

    It's an Elite thing. But, also an "everybody" thing. I'm a builder, I know. Our Country, unfortunately, is full. And we've been building up -- skyscraper. Or, High Rise. We've been building out. Known as, suburb. And Canada, the 2nd. biggest country, is becoming, very quickly, our suburb. Robert Moses, great friend of my Father, wasn't a big fan of the tunnel. But, when crooked FDR forced him to do one, it was magnificent -- Queens Midtown Tunnel. I'll tell you, our MTA wanted to change the tiles in that one after Hurricane Sandy. And, they wanted going with white. Great color. But Cuomo told them, put in blue & gold stripes. Along with the white. Wasting $30 million. Unbelieveable and so many folks can't tell what the colors are anyway. Remember the Internet Dress? White, gold, blue, black, nobody really knew. And frankly, most of the people going through the Queens Midtown aren't looking at the walls. They're looking at the beautiful woman, or man they're with. At the women, if they're lucky. Or if they're not so lucky, possibly they have their eyes closed the entire time. Something I've never had to do. But a lot of guys have.

    Elon Musk, I wouldn't say is the 1%. I'd say he's the 0.001%. And he's moving very strongly on, the NY-DC Tunnel. Going from New York City to Washington. A route that, at one time was very big for my airline. Trump Shuttle, so proud of that one and that's one that I think may come back again in another form. And whatever needs signing to get the tunnel going, I'll sign. Just bring me the papers and I'll sign. New York -- people don't know this -- was once the capital of our Country. When our Country was great. I'm a New Yorker, I came to Washington. I'm doing tremendous things. As everyone knows. And with Elon's incredible tunnel I think we'll see more and more New York people coming to Washington. MAGA!!

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Friday May 10 2019, @08:30AM (2 children)

    by Bot (3902) on Friday May 10 2019, @08:30AM (#841759) Journal

    > I'm a builder

    A cursory look at the way world leaders hug, kiss, and shake hands when they meet indicates most of you are indeed masons.

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    • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday May 10 2019, @11:03AM (1 child)

      by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday May 10 2019, @11:03AM (#841781) Journal

      I am a freemason. I have never seen world leaders shaking hands or hugging (which would only be done in one case for somebody who has been raised to Master Mason, and in one other for a Master Mason who is made the Worshipful Master of a lodge, but those would never be done in public) in a masonic fashion.

      There is a sprinkling of masons who are world leaders, but they're in smaller countries in Africa and South America.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @01:56PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @01:56PM (#841823)

        There is a sprinkling of masons who are world leaders, but they're in smaller countries in Africa and South America.

        Well, I'm not sure that's what you wanted to say … sounds like the perfect material for conspiracy theorists.

        I guess you were just referring to the leaders of those smaller countries.

  • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Friday May 10 2019, @09:14AM (1 child)

    by isostatic (365) on Friday May 10 2019, @09:14AM (#841771) Journal

    Our Country, unfortunately, is full

    Only full of trump's ego.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @01:06PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @01:06PM (#841798)

      feed him broccoli, maybe he can be gassy and vent out the toxins, as well as fix some of those mental instabilities!