{"id":81164,"date":"2023-07-05T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=81164"},"modified":"2023-07-04T08:50:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T12:50:33","slug":"why-engineers-cant-control-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/07\/05\/why-engineers-cant-control-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Engineers Can&#8217;t Control Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vLZElIYHmAI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Practical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 4 Apr 2023<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca7 The unintended consequences of trying to change the course of rivers<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0xLc1d3NVhDMnBKLVZmWGRVMk9LWWhoZFItZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUF9ic25VYXFVSDBYWEgtYXlDRDh6TUN6UmN5aGFEZVVSeU4wNkwxOGFqeEpwOFM0Y1ZWWmpzcFR0dThHZWQ5SU5nRnk1bFJ0akNCdlNwQk1uUXBCTEREQ2h1RkdWRkFYSURWQlBxRG4xcjNOX1dSbw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbrilliant.org%2FPracticalEngineering&#038;v=vLZElIYHmAI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/brilliant.org\/PracticalEngine&#8230;<\/a> to get a 30-day free trial.<\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks to the entire team at @emriver for hosting us!<\/p>\n<p>Signed copies of my book (plus other cool stuff) are available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.practical.engineering\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/store.practical.engineering\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. 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