stackyFACTSThe Trans-Alaska Pipeline was an engineering nightmare built over permafrost and fault lines. Planners had to elevate it on special heat-radiating supports so the hot oil wouldn't melt the frozen ground and sink the entire massive tube into a muddy abyss.
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