Quote from: tertius993 on Today at 10:18:10 PM

Quote from: gwestcot on Today at 07:16:05 PM

Quote from: tertius993 on Today at 05:15:45 PM

I will be brief: it’s a bonkers idea.

Well history is littered with successes that were bonkers ideas. From an engineering perspective, the person that built the Florida Keys Overseas Railroad was thought to be certifiably insane but the task was accomplished. I suppose it did get partially destroyed during a very strong and almost unprecedented hurricane but the point still stands.

Well I certainly admire tenacity … though you pick an unusual example of a “success” … wasn’t the railway company already bankrupt at the time much of the Overseas Railroad was destroyed by the hurricane you mention? Perhaps a not wholly encouraging comparison to draw?

Haha not exactly the point I was trying to make. The point is that people thought it was impossible from an engineering perspective but now some of it serves as the highway to the Florida Keys. What many think is impossible is simply something that hasn't been done yet. But honestly, the engineering side of this might actually be easier than I at first thought. The other aspects may prove somewhat more challenging.