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And the practical application of data like these: https://prehrada.hrach.eu/en.html

This looks very useful and would bring electricity prices way down. The best time to start building would have been years ago, the second best is today!

I assume you’re joking, but in case you’re not - the plan would put the capital city (Prague/Praha) under 200m of water.

We just need to float it. A new Venice of the North. Take that, Amsterdam!

Yes, but 2 PWh clean energy though. Great for economic growth, and the new lake would be good for leisure and tourism.

This site is quintessential Czech humor, similar in spirit to recent Kralovec annexation and Jara Cimrman. Thank you for linking it here.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/WarWithThe... is another example of Czech humor. (From the author who brought you Robots.)

Reminds me "Ocean of Dreams" meme map https://imgur.com/gallery/Hkr5jgW

Wouldn't this put Prague underwater?

That's one of the main benefits.

One key problem I see is that Plzen is now underwater too, which means, no more Pilsner Urquell.

That would be bad.

also

> only a relatively small levee is needed.

facing towards Germany, if those small red lines are it.

And the more sinister application of this kind of map is for programming optimal paths for cruise missiles.

This, however, makes it easier to get funding. If you want money, create military, banking or casino/betting applications.

I see Jenda being Jenda.

let me guess it's proposed by someone from Brno

No, I (the author) am from Prague. However, I have something much better for people from Brno. Also, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and neighboring countries.

https://www.abclinuxu.cz/images/screenshots/1/0/250401-pouzi...

It is actually a recovery of a previous natural state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannonian_Sea

Here is a writeup on how to create your own dam simulation: https://www-abclinuxu-cz.translate.goog/blog/jenda/2021/4/po...

It actually has some commercial applications, we use very similar software for simulating radar coverage.

Czech ingenuity solving the centuries-old sea-access issue.

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