NationStates Jolt Archive

Wish to enter a race with 1 or 2 other nations, trying to build largest concrete dam in the world. Mine:

Vadr Hydroelectric Dam
280m high
4.4km long
Northern Demo-Bobylon (under reconstruction)

Yours? Battle with budget, worker strikes and so on. Doesn't sound as interesting as space race, but should work.

Erm..ok

My dam:

Xirt HEP Dam
281m high
4.5km long
Eastern Trixia

:wink:

Hmm :wink:

Erm..ok

My dam:

Xirt HEP Dam
281m high
4.5km long
Eastern Trixia

:wink:

Sorry DB, my real dam is:

Xirt HEP Dam
250m high
6km long
Eastern Trixia

Well, my biggest dam is 108 metres high
0.7 km long
South-East Freedom Country

mine is 6 inches long... :lol:

well, mine used to be 1 foot 2 inches long in my back garden, but one particular waterfall was blocking my view of the sunset, so I put a dam in. Now I can have abeutiful view of the sunset behind the dam....

Mines just a plug on the end of a long gorge, 240M long, 182M high. Lake is between 180m to 2.6Km wide and streatches back for 120Km.

Dam in the Dukedom of Woseny, lake ends back in the earldom of Fiefe, South Calarca.

New plan: I build a dam, you can build something else, unless you really want a dam. We all try to get "8th Wonder of the World" status. We try to sabotage each others plans doing everything short of bombing them.
OK idea?

Damn good :lol:

We're all building dams? Or any other buildings? Please post deadlines if you're still building. Mine - 4 NS months away (4 RL days).

I've got two projects going then... A factory churnign out bombs to knock down your projects so i win. And the worlds largest radiotelescope. Arrays of 50 large dishes spaced like pearls on a string around the entire border of my nation, with another cluster, of 800 dishes in the exact center of the circle of dishes.

Well I am currently building an embassy COMPLEX, where EVERY foreign embassy will be. It is expected to be huge, but the deadline is 2 years away (12 RL days, going at 2 months to a RL day).

As an afterthought, any one want some embassy space in it?

It is expected to have half the office space of the Petronas towers in Malaysia.

Ok then, Trixia's attempt at the '8th wonder of the world' is that we are constructing a bridge to connect the trixian mainland to a large island, rexia, 15km away, it will be called 'The Blue Gate Bridge' and will be completed in 4 1/2 month's (4 1/2 RL days)

*Enters toe into the contest.Stopped up small stream the other day with toe.Wins.*

The building would be huge, up to 500 metres long, and glass. It would be 15 stories high, and on the end of Freedom Cities main road to the country. Here is the decorative front, one of the only 'finished' parts of the building:

http://emily.sameperson.net/pho/toronto/DCP_0356muchreflection.jpg

Ok.

"You understand what you have to do, comrade?" The Minister for Home Affairs, Comrade Sergei, was addressing a prominant trade unionist.
"Yes, comrade. Approach all major building unions in the subject countries and incite a strike for a 40% raise over 6 months. Equality for all!"
"Yes, friend. And you'll be doing your bit for your country."

In that case, I shall get my Engineer Corps of my Army to take up the work, while negotiating a pay rise.....

bump

Sergei had arranged another meeting, with Comrade Yuri (Minister for Space, acting Defence) beside him.
"Pleased to meet you, Comrade Artur. I believe that you are passionate about Defence?" He addressed a small man of around 30, who constantly seemed to be red in the face.
"Indeed, sir. Protect Demo-Bobylon from evil!"
"And you commissioned that report on terrorism?"
Artur's eyes lit up. "You've read it?"
"Yes," lied Yuri. He had read the first page and thrown it away. It was taken from 10-year-old papers already published, with a lot of racism and paranoia thrown in. He continued: "Brilliant. But we have an assignment abroad. A new building in Freedom Country looks destined to be a terrorist target. We want you to make sure it's impenetrable - argue for more security. Sergei will help you - he's a master at propagation. Don't stop until you've quadrupled the security budget. Spend as much time as you need. And after that, check out the targets in Trixia and the others."
Pride shone in Artur's eyes. "Yessir, I will do my bit."

The trixian leaders had gathered round the conference tabel and were now deep in 'anti-everyone-eles-buildings' talks

"So how are we going to sabotage Demo-Bobylons Dam?"

"Blow it up?"

"Nah, to obvious"

"Oh, erm.... how about get a secret lasr shot from space, y'know wwwaaaaayyyyyyyyyy up there and get it to make millions of hairline fractures in the dam and when its complete, it'll fall?"

There was a silence across the room

"Nah"

"Oh" The man was slightly dishearted now

"Well we could always put acid in the water..."

The director stood bolt up right
"THATS ITS!"

"Wha-?"

"WELL I'VE GOT IT!"

"Huh-?"

"I'VE DONE IT! WE'LL PUT ACID IN THE WATER AND IT'LL WEAR THE DAM AWAY, BRILLIANT!"

"Erm, ok..."

The director looked at the man making up the ideas

"NOW WHY DIDN'T YOU THINK OF THAT?"

The man sighed

[The River Vadr almost caused an international war. If you put acid in it, we will detect it and there will be a big war - the Vadr supplies 3 countries.]

[The River Vadr almost caused an international war. If you put acid in it, we will detect it and there will be a big war - the Vadr supplies 3 countries.]

Oh, sorry, i thought this was just an RP, i won't do that then, sorry again.

i dont need security....

A)It isnt even built yet
B) Its across the road from an army depot......

IT'S AN EMBASSY!!! The individual countries in it would pay for security....

i dont need security....

A)It isnt even built yet
B) Its across the road from an army depot......

IT'S AN EMBASSY!!! The individual countries in it would pay for security....

Artur's still gonna play on people's fears until you're forced to add security or face a heap of protests, and the rise of a far right party.

Hello?

It has been built!!!

Its official.

And hey, I will add security, cameras, night time motion sensors and guards. And if theres any trouble, theres a Riot squad postd across the road.

It has been built!!!

Its official.

And hey, I will add security, cameras, night time motion sensors and guards. And if theres any trouble, theres a Riot squad postd across the road.

So has mine, now waiting to be officially opened. But I'm away this week - back on Tues. Bye until then.

OK - idea:
Everyone puts forward the argument why their building should be the 8th Wonder of the World. An independant judge (say, the next resolution writer?) judges who has the title.
Good?

Hello? Peeps? I was away for a week, but I'm back.

OK, 8th Wonder speeches please, and if no-one replies then I'm telegramming them.