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rob, Wed 14 Jan 2004, 13:01)
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IgnoranceI had some friends visit me in London this weekend. At one point we were by the Thames looking at the 'rubbish filter' cage-type thing that captures rubbish as it floats down the river.
'But what happens when the river flows the other way?' asks one friend
'Eh? Rivers flow out to the sea - they only go one way'
'I didn't know that'
Then the other one piped up 'No I didn't know that either.'
Fucking hell...
(, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 15:54, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
Butthe water does flow inland at high tide hence the Thames barrier.
*smug mode* I should know, I wrote the software that the Port of London Authority monitor the tides with.
Good suggestion though.
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stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 21:09,
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Bah!Alright then - rivers mostly flow only one way except for tidal rivers where there may be some flow in the opposite direction on occasions.
Thanks for clicking the suggestion though.
(, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 21:41, Reply)
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