62 points

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

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33 points
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7 points

Lllllllike a glove!

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28 points

Everything reminds me of her

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4 points

I know. She’s so tight

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10 points

Yourjokebutworse

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1 point

I miss your mom too.

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25 points

Naw this can’t be real right? (That’s me asking for the sauce)

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56 points

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]

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21 points

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

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36 points

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.

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8 points

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.

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8 points

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

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6 points

Just gotta push it, push it real good

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I wonder if this is width at waterline vs. overall width confusion?

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15 points

You missed the craziest part, it started being dug in the time of ancient Greece and in fact there’s a commemoration carving of Hercules on one of the entrances.

https://corinthianmatters.org/2016/04/11/on-the-remains-of-neros-corinth-canal-project/

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4 points

-To be that guy, probably more accurate to call him Heracles when talking about Greek things

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2 points

Great read, thank you!

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22 points

That’s the Corinth Canal in Greece.

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5 points

Corinth Canal - yes, this is normal there.

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3 points

Definitely real.

Plenty of sauces.

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And then there is some asshole with a nanofiber web.

Spoiler and gore warning for 3 body problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxetv-xbazs

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