Flood Hacker [img](cdn.theatlantic.com)

21 pointsby olalondevor 15 Jahren5 comments

cdn.theatlantic.com

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/miss051911/m01_14381413.jpg

5 comments

chair6vor 15 Jahren

The full set of photos is here: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/05/mississippi-flood...

Amazing.

joss82vor 15 Jahren

I wonder, it must be a frequently flooded area, or else he would never have the time to build such a wall fast enough... Then it means he has to leave with a huge wall around his house all the time. Quite insane.

But still, awesome.

Reminds me of playing on the beach as a kid. Just much bigger.

leviathantvor 15 Jahren

If there's one thing that really irks me about Reddit, it's when folks link to photos and images without any context or attribution. I should hope that HN does not follow suit with more direct-to-image links like this. I appreciate that folks in the comments have done the legwork already, but those links should be what's posted, not a single image.

nycsvor 15 Jahren

buffer overflow!

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/miss051911/s_m31_1...

Semiapiesvor 15 Jahren

That's usually the result of attempts like this. The original picture is a remarkably thick and sturdy-looking dirt wall; I have to wonder whether the cost of building it approached the cost of that house.

spoiledtechievor 15 Jahren

That is pretty insane.