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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Mon Sep 18, 2017, 09:54 AM Sep 2017

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A pavement-concrete that can prevent floodings:

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It's like a sponge: The water just runs through it into deep underground soil.

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A pavement-concrete that can prevent floodings: (Original Post) DetlefK Sep 2017 OP

K&R and Tweeted yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #1

Gasoline and oil soaks thru also, I imagine packman Sep 2017 #2

Great idea. sweetroxie Sep 2017 #3

Wonder how it would hold up under freezing/thawing conditions rurallib Sep 2017 #4

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

1. K&R and Tweeted

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 10:22 AM

Sep 2017

n/t

packman

(16,296 posts)

2. Gasoline and oil soaks thru also, I imagine

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 10:56 AM

Sep 2017

sweetroxie

(776 posts)

3. Great idea.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 11:43 AM

Sep 2017

That means that there's not a prayer that anyone will use it.

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

4. Wonder how it would hold up under freezing/thawing conditions

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 12:44 PM

Sep 2017

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