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Published: 2011-10-17 12:07:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 746; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 16
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Description SWITZERLAND 2011 - Dixence Dam
The highest gravity dam wall of the World.
- Wall high : 285 meters almost like the Eiffel Tower !!
- Wall weight : 15 million tonnes makes it heavier than the Great - Pyramid of Cheops !!!
- Water capacity : 400 million cubic metres

Website of the dam [link]

Video [link]

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Comments: 14

luvghostadventures [2011-10-28 17:40:16 +0000 UTC]

what the heck?!? its tall and scary!

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elodie50a In reply to luvghostadventures [2011-10-29 13:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Haha yes

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Bryar33092 [2011-10-17 14:30:32 +0000 UTC]

I'd be afraid to park my car there... Just sayin

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elodie50a In reply to Bryar33092 [2011-10-18 11:30:24 +0000 UTC]

Haha yes that's a bit scary but there is so much security that almost nothing can happen.

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Bryar33092 In reply to elodie50a [2011-10-18 18:42:24 +0000 UTC]

but if something did happen...

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elodie50a In reply to Bryar33092 [2011-10-18 20:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Oh if something happen everything is destructed not only the cars down the wall but EVERYTHING all the valley down the mountain and for more than 50 kilometers long everything will be underwater.

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Bryar33092 In reply to elodie50a [2011-10-18 21:06:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh I know. Where part of my family is originally from was built downstream from a semi-major damn, which destroyed a couple of cities

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elodie50a In reply to Bryar33092 [2011-10-19 14:50:01 +0000 UTC]

And where your family is originally from ?
It's very very very rare that dam brokes.

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Bryar33092 In reply to elodie50a [2011-10-19 15:48:56 +0000 UTC]

My dad's side of the family had residents up in Austin Pennsylvania.

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elodie50a In reply to Bryar33092 [2011-10-24 15:00:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh ok thanks for the information

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AndySerrano [2011-10-17 13:20:34 +0000 UTC]

Very impressive

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LugiaUmbreonPower [2011-10-17 12:45:10 +0000 UTC]

That is huge!o.o

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elodie50a In reply to LugiaUmbreonPower [2011-10-17 13:03:07 +0000 UTC]

YES VERY VERY

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LugiaUmbreonPower In reply to elodie50a [2011-10-17 13:06:47 +0000 UTC]

yep!o.o

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