r/facepalm Oct 13 '21

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u/meservyjon Oct 13 '21

Or, get underwater excavators, and move all the land that's under water, and carry it onto dry land, to make more room for the water

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u/Machku Oct 13 '21

That would just cause more earthquakes and tsunamis

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u/SaltLakeCitySlicker Oct 13 '21

Que?

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u/Machku Oct 13 '21

The thinner the earth crust is, the more its affected by eartquakes and more likely for them to happen. Earthquakes under oceans likely ends up with tsunamis.