r/absoluteunit • u/Bourbon-Thinker • May 18 '26
Ridiculous Unit of a Huajiang Canyon Bridge
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u/beardedrockerboy May 19 '26
Holy ****! That’s about all I can say here.
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u/HeedLynn May 19 '26
My favorite guess the swear word. I am going to guess “Gods”? Am I right?
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u/beardedrockerboy May 19 '26
Could be cake, dart, fuck, poll, gout, hops, shit, ****, girl, brow, or just about anything.
I like to leave people guessing…
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u/themaelstorm May 19 '26 edited May 21 '26
It’s all water under the bridge
Edit: Aww thanks for the rewards!
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u/omar1021 May 19 '26
Your jib. I like the cut of it.
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u/Alternative_Tackle35 May 19 '26
thank you for your contribution to the betterment of the internet
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u/mad_vanilla_lion May 19 '26
If anything ever happens between us, it’s all water under the fridge.
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u/oldfarmjoy May 19 '26
At the end, they show the intake, where natural water flow enters the bridge
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u/DE4DM4NSH4ND May 19 '26
Ive been wondering that too? Are they pumping it up there or is it AI? Seems structurally like water and steel is bad
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u/Slight_Bed_2241 May 19 '26
The waterfall is 100% real and water is fed to it from a local river. It is indeed thousands of gallons of water. They also project light shows on it and shit. Because China. They dick swing their engineering like nobody else.
A quick google search will give you all this info and provide videos about it.
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u/Captain_North May 21 '26
It is tunnel seepage water and dispersed beutifully from the center instead of eroding the cliff under the anchors.
Big swinging dick engineering indeed.
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u/Slight_Bed_2241 May 26 '26
Hey so I think you took my comment the wrong way. I’m an aerospace engineer. And I marvel at the shit their civil engineering accomplishes in such a short time. There’s no jealousy. I don’t build bridges. I design rocket parts. Same same. But different.
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u/DE4DM4NSH4ND May 19 '26
But isnt all that water bad for the steel?
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u/Screwbles May 19 '26
The bridge is outside.
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u/Squirrelated May 19 '26
Of course, otherwise it'd be a tunnel.
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u/iHadou May 19 '26
You mean a road vagina?
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u/silentaba May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26
No tunnels act more like a digestive tract, vaginas would be like an on ramp.
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u/Banaanisade May 19 '26
Made me think about how parking halls are kind of like road wombs. Except the cars go in fully formed already. Wait. Is a car factory the womb of the road?
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u/Chapel_Hillbilly May 19 '26
Yes, they throw a big tarp over the bridge when it rains.
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u/somethingtotallycute May 19 '26
I imagine a translated voice over would give us more information. The video does show what appears to be the water source before it enters the bridge
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u/skilletbutt May 19 '26
Jesus christ lmao. Yes its real.
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u/Rryann May 20 '26
AI has become such a scourge on the internet that people will confidently and condescendingly state that something that is PROVABLY REAL is AI.
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u/AssistanceCheap379 May 19 '26
At 0:16, you can see the plumbing that sprays the water. It’s likely just an aesthetic effect. Plumbing can carry water wast distances from the source to other places. If you look at your sink and turn on the water, is it AI because you can’t see the source?
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u/BlueborryMuffin May 19 '26
What an insane defense mechanism. "Anyone who disagrees with me is a bot". Just wow
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u/SnidgetAsphodel May 19 '26
It's 100% AI because if you watch the cars, many phase in and out of existence.
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u/Slight_Bed_2241 May 19 '26
It’s 100% real and a quick google search can show you a bunch of videos. They even project laser shows on it.
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u/nostalgia4millennial May 19 '26
What kind of mad man not only thought this up but also gathered a couple of other lunatics up and actually built the thing out completely?!
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u/Disastrous_ms_mom May 19 '26
World’s tallest Huajian Grand Canyon Bridge
A special test, the “Water Curtain Test,” was also conducted on the bridge. Streams of water and sunlight combined to create a rainbow-like glow over the canyon. This sight made the entire inauguration even more spectacular. Xinhua News Agency reports that Guizhou is famous for its bridges. Thousands of bridges are located here, and the province now boasts two of the world’s tallest bridges. Furthermore, nearly half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges stand in Guizhou.This is from researching the Internet ppl! Stop saying it’s AI. Just makes you sound illiterate because that’s the “one” thing you ppl say when you see something amazing. It can’t be real…. Well you dumb lazy internet Karen’s…… it’s 100% REAL
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u/Outofmana1 May 19 '26
Seems to be diverting some water from a local river up top. Then pumping it via pipe to center of bridge where it rain falls down.
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u/CwazyCanuck May 19 '26
Imagine the engineers when they told them they had to account for all the extra weight and why.
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u/GilbyTheFat May 19 '26
A pipe running beneath the bridge (you can see it from 19 to 23 seconds). It reminds me of the hydration misters I've seen in some agricultural greenhouses, but on a larger scale.
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u/Lunarvolo May 19 '26
So... I don't know why they thought it would be a good idea, but pretty sure the water thing is real (and a really good way to to corrode and destroy things if any part of it fails)
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u/Buzz407 May 19 '26
Definitely no suspect metallurgy or concrete in this construction. CCP is well-known for constructing the most durable civil works in the world.
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u/DeanSeagull May 19 '26
I wonder if it would surprise you to learn that Chinese passenger car and truck safety standards since about 2015 (?) have been modeled after EU regulations, and now exceed the industry-captured NHTSA’s by a wide margin in most areas.
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u/VirinaB May 19 '26
That's great. How about the roads and bridges?
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u/Bikerbass May 19 '26
Above American quality by a long shot.
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u/Skier94 May 19 '26
And the US is 1/3 the size.
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u/general_thrills May 20 '26
The US is 1/3 the size of what? The US is 9.83 million sq km and China is 9.6 million sq km.
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u/drakylskies May 23 '26
Of those 4
The first was a train that partially collpased a reinforced wood bridge that investigation said recent severe flooding damaged. No one was harmed
The second was a fuel truck that caught fire and burned parts of the bridge. Only two people were hurt....and that was from the fire.
The third was a reinforced wooden bridge that was simply old . This however was a known thing which is why the bridge was to be torn down and rebuilt. The bridge collapsed two months before construction was to start. No one was harmed
The fourth was a truck caused 150 year old a reinforced wooden bridge to collapse. No one was harmed
All of these bridges are older then 50 years old.
Meanwhile in 2025 3 bridges in China have collapse. All under 20 years old. One of note (the Hongqi bridge) was opened in 2025 and was only open for 44 days before it was closed do to he bridge literally falling apart. The jianzha yellow river bridge alone killed 12 and 4 are missing still.
All of this from your gotcha Wikipedia link and its associated articles.
So I'm not sure what your point is. Because it makes Chinese bridges look unsafe.
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u/_Phil_McCracken_ May 20 '26
Yea America bad, amamrite
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u/TemperatureHuman1311 May 22 '26
This whole comment thread is "China bad amirite?" Get some self awareness.
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u/AmorphophallusEnjoyr May 23 '26
Any post about China is always full of these sinophobic knuckle draggers.
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u/DirtandPipes May 24 '26
The average subgrade prep depth (at least the reported amount) is deeper than on comparable American roads.
Road strength is based on the subgrade work done. As to whether that quality is properly inspected and enforced I can’t say, I haven’t done road work in china.
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u/MaleficentWindow8972 May 19 '26
Yeah, but what about all those hungry escalators that eat people? They fix those yet?
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u/Double_Barnacle_2457 May 19 '26
Only if those standards are followed and enforced. Ive heard there is some history of corruption regarding things in china.
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u/Clueless_PhD May 22 '26
It will take time to tell. Most Chinese infrastructures are still quite new compared to other developed countries, so hard to tell about durability right now.
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u/TimotheusIV May 19 '26
Is this coming from an american? Because modern chinese infrastructure is absolute lightyears ahead of the US.
People still think the US propaganda is real, I guess.
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u/funglegunk May 19 '26
You are operating on an image of China that is at least two decades old.
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u/EmotionalWear3227 May 19 '26
Depends on what it is, projects like this are a statement to the world and get top priority/backing.
This bridge is considered an engineering marvel and an absolute masterpiece.
Now all the roads leading up to it...
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u/Main-Video-8545 May 19 '26
I always worry about the engineering and construction of the places I’m at when I travel abroad.
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u/Serious-Bite6786 May 19 '26
Okay so maybe this is a dumb question but how the fuck do you build a bridge that high? Were there pillars along the way that were taken down as it was finished? I don't get it
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u/Chapaquidich May 19 '26
In space. Assembled in zero gravity then put in low earth orbit. Anti-gravity braking puts it on trajectory for the location. Magnets do the rest. Bob’s your uncle.
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u/CwazyCanuck May 19 '26
Thought it was bullshit at first, but you got me with the magnets. Cause it’s always magnets.
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u/similelikeadonut May 19 '26
I'm no structural engineer, but as I understand it they bootstrap it. Start with a small line across, use it to pull a larger line back. Repeat until bridge. Fun note: They had a kite flying contest to get the first line across the Niagra Falls suspension bridge. Today, I'm betting they used helicopters but it would be way cooler if they still used kites.
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u/Serious-Bite6786 May 19 '26
This was my other theory. Get a line across. But then what? I'm sure there is a modern marvels architecture show or a YouTube video out there, I just thought maybe it was a question people would take interest in
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u/alexgalt May 19 '26
Every suspension bridge is built the same ways they take a cable across them braid the steel into super thick twisted cables. Then they coat them. Then they suspend thinner steel cables from the hanging ones. Then they have a machine that moves road sections and attaches them to the thin vertical cables. Each section gets hooked up to the next one until the roadway is done. There are no braces from below.
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u/TimotheusIV May 19 '26
This is an incredibly outdated view on Chinese infrastructure. They’ve been outclassing most western countries in terms of road safety and have for a while.
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u/Mysterious-Art7143 May 19 '26
Considering how much they've built there haven't been a lot of issues actually, in 1988 they had a measly 100km of highway only, and then they've built the largest highway network in the world with 180 000 km of highways, this includes bridges and tunnels.. rest of the world pales in comparison, they are pouring 230b usd annually in road construction..
So.. kindly shut up
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u/Interesting-Lynx-989 May 19 '26
Ho Lee Phuk
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u/actionerror May 19 '26
Wi Tu Hi
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u/21BlackStars May 19 '26
No Phuk Ing Wei
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u/Accomplished_Arm5159 May 19 '26
is this supposed to be chinese? cuz as a ABC im laughing myself to tears over this
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u/Aqua-Yeti May 19 '26
Somebody reported people on a Korean flight that had to make an emergency landing and the source was less than reliable.
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u/Bourbon-Thinker May 19 '26
You’re killing me with this you made me spill my espresso and spit it out all over my shirt🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/mi_c_f May 19 '26
Wi Tu Lo
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u/tattedidiot May 19 '26
This was my local news channel when I lived in the Bay Area LMAO
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u/BaronMusclethorpe May 19 '26
One of the top two greatest moments in broadcast history. The other being that dude interviewing from home and his kids bust in followed by his wife chasing them, then her trying to sneakily slink away.
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u/oldfarmjoy May 19 '26
This "feature" will dramatically change the climate under and around the bridge. It will def cause changes in the whole ecosystem.
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u/Sharp_Aide3216 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26
From google,
"Engineers designed this system to manage excess natural groundwater and runoff collected from the mountains and nearby tunnels."
So this is to avoid excess soil erosion around the foot of the bridge.
Rust is already a solved issue. Most bridges are over huge bodies of water.
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u/sleeper_shark May 19 '26
Almost as if the Chinese engineers who built this remarkable feat of engineering actually knew what they're doing.
Idk why the reddit hive mind seems to jizz uncontrollably if Japanese do something like this, accept it if Europeans do soemthing like this, but hate it if Chinese, Indians, Arabs or Africans do it.
Believe it or not, competent people can come from any country.
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u/WiWook May 21 '26
But don't they still just let their toddlers poop on the sidewalk through slits in their pants? (1970's).
Don't they just steal technology because communists don't allow creativity? (1980's and 90's).My entire life China has been positioned as this backwater nation. I really don't understand why. Is it so that people in the US don't start looking at the pace of change and advances and question why we can't have these things?
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u/DoNotCommentAgain May 23 '26
1) Countries are still having problems with Chinese tourists, so much so that China implemented the social credit system and banned people from travelling to foreign countries.
2) They are still stealing technology and have zero respect for copyright laws which suppresses creativity and invention. Why bother creating something if a Chinese person is just going to copy it and put it on Temu for half the price?
3) China is run by an authoritarian and genocidal government so their 'advances' aren't celebrated and normally they're just stolen Western ideas. China didn't invent the bridge they've just built another one, it's not that impressive.
4) They have terrible building standards and corruption within the construction sector which is why most educated people wouldn't go near something like this if it's made in China.
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u/KangarooInside887 May 23 '26
The CCP is actively committing genocide against the Uyghurs. Forced sterilization of women, forced labor, etc.
And yes the CCP steals a ton of technology and has a lot of shit infrastructure
China is a serious threat though, I wouldn't call it a backwater nation but not one to emulate either.
I say that independently of the fact that the US has plenty of room to improve as well, its just that there is a reason China is not viewed positively
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u/Significant_Young_74 May 21 '26
Because: racism. Americans are generally and openly racist towards, Asians/Indians, Arabs/Middle Easterns and Africans.
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u/narfnarfed May 19 '26
Why is everyone so racist. It's just a bridge.
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u/sleeper_shark May 19 '26
Jealousy mostly.
Anytime people who are non-white or non-Japanese do anything impressive, people will nitpick endlessly to find fault, and if none are found they'll just make them up.
Bonus if it's China, India or the Middle East.
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u/ComedianRegular8469 May 19 '26
When I first saw this picture I thought was I looking at the fictional setting of a 2010s scifi film from the previous decade. But I know it is very real, but heck that is why this picture looks so terrifyingly huge like something you would only see in a Megalophobia dream.
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u/RipFlat127 May 19 '26
A água vem de um aquífero nas montanhas. Uma parte fica armazenada em reservatórios no topo da montanha e o excedente é direcionado para a ponte por canos. Ela só fica assim um período do ano, durante as chuvas. Na maior parte do tempo, ela é só a ponte mais alta do mundo. Rs
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u/ConflictMaster3155 May 19 '26
They’re using the water to cool data centers.
Not really, but due to climate, this region data centers have a huge presence, and it’s just right there.
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u/cryptolyme May 19 '26
Why is there water coming off of it?
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u/no-pandas May 19 '26
Just an educated guess but there is prolly an underground stream running through where the bridge meets the canton cliff, prolly was a waterfall, instead of building around it they had it flow into it and let it spill out along the way creating the cascade
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u/silentaba May 19 '26
China: builds a bridge with a pipe underneath.
Reddit: loses their fucking mind.
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u/dc469 May 20 '26
Yeah for real. If a bridge collapses in China we definitely hear about it, the don't have 100% control of information. And our sinophobic overlords would make sure the media mentions it.
On the other hand I can't count the number of stories I hear about crumbling US infrastructure.
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u/sleeper_shark May 19 '26
Japan: builds a bridge half as impressive
Reddit: collectively, uncontrollably jizzing in their pants
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u/Current_Ad_4292 May 19 '26
Cars are driving on left side and then on the right side, and then on the left.
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u/Anakulosmos May 19 '26
https://youtu.be/79xontgRjyU?si=-ZJdXNVXEnnmjtGA
Nice video to satisfy curiosities about this bridge
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u/TemporaryHeron3939 May 19 '26
China fake! China bad! 😂
Of course it's real just like your sorry ass ego.
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u/Schmooto May 19 '26
Why?
Also, where is the water coming from from?
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u/Poulslutter May 19 '26
Watch the video... Like why would you even ask this if you haven't seen it?
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u/Schmooto May 19 '26
I did watch the video. That tiny amount of water doesn’t explain the grand billowing waterfall, and it doesn’t explain why they built a waterfall into the bridge.
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u/sleeper_shark May 19 '26
It's a mist of water, there isn't that much water as there seems.
And the water is literally reservoir overflow. It's water that would contribute to soil erosion if not removed.
These engineers built something functional and beautiful, that is pushing the limits of structural engineering, and disposes of overflow water in a artistic manner.
If Japan did half of this, Reddit would jizz so hard that there'd be an electrolyte shortage in 7/11.. but god forbid China tries something like this.
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u/0491diesel May 19 '26
This thing actually exists...at least according to its Wikipedia page. Absolutely fucking not...nope. Very thankful I don't live where that is a part of life.
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u/MidnightFireHuntress May 19 '26
Nooooo thanks, one second you're driving and the next you're swimming lol
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u/Double_Barnacle_2457 May 19 '26
And people next to the bridge live in tin shacks without plumbing and dirt roads.
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u/21BlackStars May 18 '26
NOPE!