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[Alex Encandar]

http://gizmodo.com/5079790/a-city-thats-built-at-the-bottom-of-a-lake

I propose we decide who is most qualified to do such a project and then have them contact the lead designer of this project with our ideas. I think it's especially important to remind the designer to station marksdwarves along the perimeter to defend against zombie carp.

[Duke 2.0]

 Not to mention all defensive effects would be gone once the lake freezes in the winter. Goblins could walk right across!

 ...

 *Checks maps*

 Okay, once the water freezes over, the Turks can walk right across!

[Rilder]

the most insane architectural project ever.

A CHALLENGER APPEARS.

[andrea]

we must teach him how to make perpetual water wheels to power pumps

[JoshuaFH]

a city that sits below the water level and a few walls are the only thing standing between it and it's demise? I thought America already had one of those.

[Zorgn]

a city that sits below the water level and a few walls are the only thing standing between it and it's demise? I thought America already had one of those.

Louisiana is actually a state.

[Warlord255]

To be fair, if they design it for the maximum flood level and have the appropriate safeguards, it could work...

[Duke 2.0]

To be fair, if they design it for the maximum flood level and have the appropriate safeguards, it could work...

 'Till the system becomes so corrupt that money that would be used on repairing the dams would be used for megaprojcts.

 King: I ORDER you to use those 50,000 blocks to be made into a dome over the town! And my villa to be made on the dome!

[arghy]

They just need to put some cages filled with wolves/elephants in the kings room. "why the hell is there a zoo in the presidents room? OH MY GOD THEY'VE KILLED HIM! YOUR A GENIUS!".

[numerobis]

a city that sits below the water level and a few walls are the only thing standing between it and it's demise? I thought America already had one of those.

Louisiana is actually a state.

And then there's the pesky two thirds of Holland that's worried about global warming.

[Kardos]

As to the flooding and frozen lake invasion problem, the solution is absolutely Dwarven and made of win:
Drill down on all sides to the bowls of the earth to release magma flows.  On the surface there would be a resultant magma moat.  If anyone were to try and ride tidal floods over the magma flow, they would be steamed to death.   
mmmmmmm magma burning auto-steam trap~~~~

[Golgath]

As to the flooding and frozen lake invasion problem, the solution is absolutely Dwarven and made of win:
Drill down on all sides to the bowls of the earth to release magma flows.  On the surface there would be a resultant magma moat.  If anyone were to try and ride tidal floods over the magma flow, they would be steamed to death.   
mmmmmmm magma burning auto-steam trap~~~~

There is the ever so minor difficulties when dealing with drilling into the crust of the earth.  They have a lot more Z levels and guaranteed access to Magma, but it's a bit more difficult to acquire..

[peekama]

As to the flooding and frozen lake invasion problem, the solution is absolutely Dwarven and made of win:
Drill down on all sides to the bowls of the earth to release magma flows.  On the surface there would be a resultant magma moat.  If anyone were to try and ride tidal floods over the magma flow, they would be steamed to death.   
mmmmmmm magma burning auto-steam trap~~~~

There is the ever so minor difficulties when dealing with drilling into the crust of the earth.  They have a lot more Z levels and guaranteed access to Magma, but it's a bit more difficult to acquire..

How so? I don't think they would even need pumps to get it up.

[Qloos]

Why do I need a pump to get it up? 

[Brendan]

Why do I need a pump to get it up? 

I'm sure it's just a natural effect of aging, don't worry.