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Or bound, California sex-tourists.
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All this talk of wetness and spillways and weirs has me thirsty.
Not that kind of thirsty. All y’all need to get your minds out of the gutter…
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That was fascinating. Thanks.
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I actually thought it and the dam are smaller than expected.
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To quote Marv from Home Alone,
“Wow! What a hole!”
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Was that glory hole made for whales?
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This kind of spillway was frequently used on early XX century hydropower dams. Here’s one from dam built in 1910 in Silesia, Poland:
I love the how it looks, especially with thunderdome-style protective cage. Also notice that there are no welds - everything is hot-riveted.
The dam itself is built from stone, and looks really nice too:
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Is that
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More fascinating: Why did it turn up on my YouTube home page the day before this article?
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Yes, it is 
I was there with a friend who designed hydroelectric dams for a living, so we could also tour the generator building. 100 year old machines were beautiful and awesome:
We have also seen ones in Pilchowice, Złotniki, Bukówka and Lubachów and a whole lot of other interesting stuff.
The area has also has a lot of German WWII tunnels (some of which have been turned into museums) and weird military installations (notice, how large that thing is):
There are even WWII tunnels under the Książ castle, that are open to tourists.
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Or someone tossed a Bag of Holding into a Portable Hole…
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Okay, now I’m a bit jealous… a behind-the-scenes tour with an expert is always much more fun.
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Especially the stories that he wouldn’t tell on a public tour.
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Home Alone 2, actually. I’m ashamed I know that.
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The dam isn’t too big compared to other dams, but that gloryhole’s 72 feet across.
I’m gonna call “big enough to drive a truck into” as pretty big…
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