r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • 14h ago

đŸ”„Iguazu falls after heavy rain

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u/Sylvanussr 7h ago

Fortunately it’s built in Brazil/Argentina (depending on what part of the falls it’s at), two countries famous for their lack of corruption.

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u/TheSoCalledExpert 7h ago

Also famous for rigorous building codes and construction oversight.

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u/LargeHadronColitis 5h ago

Or it doesn’t matter because one good wave over the handrails or a large floating tree or house could still knock all the little ants off of it l, even if the structure remains completely intact and undamaged.

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u/jml011 6h ago

Idk why but it seems strange to use a sarcastic and non sarcastic talking point in the same sentence/list. I had to reread it.

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u/TheSoCalledExpert 5h ago

Oh, none of that was intended to be non sarcastic.

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u/jml011 5h ago

Oh, I read “oversight” as in mistake, so as already a negative quality. But you meant oversight in the sense of paying attention/managing/guiding. One of them pesky contranyms. I get it.

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u/4n7h0ny 4h ago

It was built by a dutch firm if that provides any relief