Dutch Boy

Physics; legend dutch boy who bravely held back the whole Atlantic Ocean with his finger is this possible?

There is a legend of a Dutch boy who bravely held back the whole Atlantic Ocean by plugging a hole in a dike with his finger. Is this possible?

From a physics point of view, there are no objections; a water pressure of a couple of meters below sea level, a finger sized hole, no big deal.

However, dikes are made of earth. For water to come out on the dry side, the dike basically has to be saturated with water all the way through. The finger sized hole is the first place the dike failed, it's doubtful the water would take very long to find another route around the small finger. (The dike is dozens of meters wide at it's base, a finger mere centimeters long)

From a geography point of view it's totally impossible since the Netherlands are located at the North Sea, not the Atlantic Ocean. ;o)

powered by yahoo! answers

DUTCH BOY WONSOVER INK BLOTTER HUTCHEON CLAREMONT N.H. $7.95

SHORTBREAD COOKIE~TIN~LITTLE DUTCH BOY BAKERY~CUTE!!! $3.59

Vintage Wall Decor Dutch Boy & Girl Wooden Shoes $6.99

2 REVERSE PAINTED DUTCH BOY GIRL PICTURES WALL PLATES $42.00

Lot 2 BLUE Ceramic DUTCH BOY & GIRL Plaque WALL HANGING $24.99

LITTLE DUTCH BOY IN 1908 LEARNING ABOUT HOUSE PAINT AD $9.79

Vintage Adorable Kissing Dutch Boy & Girl Mc Coy ? $15.00

VINTAGE FIGURINES DUTCH BOY AND GIRL flow blue $19.41

1900‘s~Pin~Dutch Boy National White Lead Linseed Oil $24.00

Vintage DUTCH BOY CLOTH DOLL w PAINTED FACE Holland $32.99

1908 Dutch Boy Painter by Earle National Lead Company $9.75

Lodge Logic 6-Quart Pre-Seasoned Camp Dutch Oven $56.58 Lodge Logic is electrostatically coated with a proprietary vegetable oil and cured at high temperatures to allow the oil to deeply penetrate the surface of the cast iron. Natural sand mold surface is ideal for our new, seasoned, ready to use finish. SturdRelive the vivid pleasure of childhood camping meals with this 6-quart cast-iron Dutch oven. Cast iron creates superior heat retention, heats e...

Lodge Tall Boy Dutch Oven Tripod $54.99 Constructed from hot-rolled half inch bar stock and galvanized chain, our rugged tripod is ideally suited for use with Lodge Dutch ovens, camp ovens, and kettles. (Optional Tote Bag Available) Features a 36 inch chain and 60 inch legs....

Lodge Logic 6-Quart Boy Scouts of America Pre-Seasoned Camp Oven $61.99 Ready to use for the greenest Tenderfoot or the most experienced Eagle Scout, the Lodge Boy Scout Engraved camp oven with the distinctive Boy Scout fleur-de-lis logo. Includes 6 quart seasoned, ready to use camp oven with custom engraved iron cover, FREE camp Dutch Oven Cooking 101 instructional cookbook. This is sure to be a collector s item! This unit measures 12 inches in diameter with a depth ...

Drum Corps International Historical Series World Championships - Buffalo, New York 1990 [Volume 1] $45.00 The Drum Corps International Summer Music Games featuring 12 (6 per volume) of the many incredible drum and bugle corps performances from 1990. This recording recalls the DCI World Championships held in Rich Stadium in Buffalo, New York. Six featured performers in Volume 1: Dutch Boy of Kitchener, ONT Canada; Spirit of Atlanta of Atlanta, GA; Velvet Knights of Anaheim, CA; Madison Scouts of Madiso...

The Boy Who Stopped Talking [VHS] ...

Hellboy (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] $11.49 From visionary writer/director Guillermo del Toro (director of Blade II The Devil's Backbone) comes Hellboy a supernatural action adventure based on Mike Mignola's popular Dark Horse Comics series of the same name.Born in the flames of hell and brought to Earth as an infant to perpetrate evil Hellboy (Ron Perlman) was rescued from sinister forces by the benevolent Dr. Broom (John Hurt) who raised ...

Dutch $9.98 Blue collar ed oneill has to drive his girlfriends snooty son home to chicago from boarding school. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 09/25/2007 Starring: Ed Oneil Jobeth Williams Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13...

Tags: ,dutch, boy, culture, food, paint