stackyFACTSMost major waterways require complicated gates to raise and lower massive ships, but the Suez just blasted a straight hole through the dirt. Because the Mediterranean and Red seas are at basically the same level, the route requires zero locks whatsoever. It is just one giant, terrifyingly narrow ditch filled with salty water.
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