[HN Gopher] A Dutchman and his man-made mountain ___________________________________________________________________ A Dutchman and his man-made mountain Author : docdeek Score : 14 points Date : 2020-05-16 04:31 UTC (18 hours ago) (HTM) web link (cyclingtips.com) (TXT) w3m dump (cyclingtips.com) | thdrdt wrote: | I believe everybody knew there was not going to be a mountain. | But people are curious creatures. The main question became: can | it be done? | | It is interesting a lot of money was put into the project while | most people knew there would never be a mountain. But they | learned so much from it. So I think you can't say it was a waste | of time and money. | | But for the coming years I still believe the Netherlands (lower | countries) will remain flat. | soperj wrote: | They made a ski-hill in saskatchewan, which is definitely as | flat as the netherlands. | phyzome wrote: | "It had become more of an innovation platform than a building | project; it was used by scientists and universities to think | outside the box." | | OK, I love whimsy and spitballing of wild ideas as much as the | next person, but... innovation platform? Did anything actually | come out of this? New ideas that have been put into use? Research | that changed how we understand things? A focal point for | education of the public, even? | | I love the idea, but I see nothing in this article that backs the | spirit of the claim "a meeting of minds that sparked a new wave | of innovation in the Netherlands". | | Design is cheap. And this appears to have never gotten out of the | early CAD & Photoshop phase. | | It's fine to just say "it was a wild idea and we had a lot of fun | thinking about it". ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-05-16 23:00 UTC)