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gs17yesterday at 5:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

"meant to survive rain storms" doesn't really mean the same as "meant to survive flooding", especially not "meant to survive flooding with salt water". For example, a car survives outdoor weather year-round, but you probably wouldn't want to buy one that was submerged in a flood zone. This plant seems to be floating, though, so they stay above water regardless.


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Y-baryesterday at 6:21 PM

Do you have any specifics about the implementation that makes you say that the engineers have not considered this?

anon84873628yesterday at 10:46 PM

Putting aside the salt water, you'll also just have lots of crud and debris on the panels if they get over topped, which then requires cleaning. Unless the rain in that area is strong and consistent enough.

Seems like a weird location to me, but what do I know.