• @[email protected]
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    612 days ago

    Speedrunners go in at a slight angle so they can drift / mini-turbo their way through this section.

  • @Treczoks
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    62 days ago

    Ha anyone thought of using horizontal tractor wheels instead of fenders?

    • @PugJesusOP
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      552 days ago

      I think it’s real - Corinth Canal.

      Although the canal saves the 700-kilometre (430 mi) journey around the Peloponnese, it is too narrow for modern ocean freighters, as it can accommodate ships only of a width up to 17.6 metres (58 ft) and draft up to 7.3 metres (24 ft). In October 2019, with over 900 passengers on board, a 22.5 metres (74 ft) wide and 195 metres (640 ft) long Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines cruise ship successfully traversed the canal to set a new record for longest ship to pass through the canal. Ships can pass through the canal only one convoy at a time on a one-way system. Larger ships have to be towed by tugs.[37] The canal is currently used mainly by tourist ships; around 11,000 ships per year travel through the waterway.[38]

      • key
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        212 days ago

        It can only accommodate 58ft wide ships but it can accomodate a 74 ft wide ship?

        • @PugJesusOP
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          362 days ago

          Safety issue/margin, I would presume, whereas the cruise ship was trying to set a record and thus probably got whoever was in charge to waive the normal standards.

        • @[email protected]
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          17.6m was probably the maximum allowed width, but it was possible to pass through with bigger ships, but my guess is that insurance companies would not like it very much

        • @[email protected]
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          82 days ago

          I assume it didnt go through there by itself as you can guess by the ropes tied to the tow ship that is probably pulling it.

          • @SchmidtGenetics
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            92 days ago

            Larger ships have to be towed by tugs.

            Yes that was addressed in the comment.

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              Bruh i actually did skim over it a second time because i expected it to be there, but i still missed it somehow. Thanks for the correction :) But yeah point being the big ass ships cant maneuver precisely enough to be allowed to steer themselves in a canal this narrow.

              • @SchmidtGenetics
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                Sorry yeah, that was definitely rude, having a bad morning, figured like you replied to a response to them and just didn’t read the comment… so common these days unfortunately.

        • @wreckedcarzz
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          62 days ago

          Just gotta push it, push it real good

    • @Treczoks
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      52 days ago

      Corinth Canal - yes, this is normal there.

    • @Etterra
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      12 days ago

      Ringworld did it first.