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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's even more impressive, right? More like building on the sea, wasn't it?

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's reclaiming the sea. Build big dykes to cut off a piece of sea from the rest. Pomp water out. You now have new land.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's why I'm saying they didn't build on a swamp! They made swamp

[–] Bashnagdul@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

They created a giant swamp, then built on that.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago

big dykes