Comments on: Koh Krung Thep https://www.gregtodiffer.com/koh-krung-thep/ Stories, rants & observations about expat life in Asia's craziest city Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Frodo Douchebaggins https://www.gregtodiffer.com/koh-krung-thep/#comment-679 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:52:45 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=196#comment-679 I know, um, well, dick about anything scientific at all, but I think the words "tug boat" tell us everything we need to know about the level of government planning and scientific knowledge being brought to bear on this situation.

However, on the off-chance I am wrong, I have dipped into my private fortune and have distributed 10,000 boogie boards to the kids who swim in the canals so they can kick furiously in rows of 50 at strategically placed run-off points.

]]> By: thanr https://www.gregtodiffer.com/koh-krung-thep/#comment-678 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:14:33 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=196#comment-678 We had a lovely flood in Bangkok back in 1995 also, I remembered fishing at my pak soi.

I'm a bit skeptical of the tug boat plan, it might help pushing water to go faster on the surface, but might slow down the tide underneath the surface. But I slept all the way through Fluid Dynamics in my university days, so I'm not going to against this Konami-code-enabled plan.

]]> By: Jay https://www.gregtodiffer.com/koh-krung-thep/#comment-677 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:43:42 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=196#comment-677 Good breakdown Greg. Nice comparison pic with the airplane

]]> By: Catherine https://www.gregtodiffer.com/koh-krung-thep/#comment-676 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:17:20 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=196#comment-676 Greg, last week I asked a scientist and this was his reply: I doubt that 1000 boats will do anything more than increase the surface velocity slightly for more than 2 – 3 m behind the propellors. The best part of the plan is that they will have 1000 boats on hand to rescue the people caught in a flood they don't prevent!

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