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Wooden beams in earth (like with fences) rot over the years and break.
I was under the impression that this was because of water.
Shouldn’t Venice “sink” because of rotten beams?
In: Earth Science
Water preserve wood. At least water in swamps. As an example, oak poles that was yout in a swamp to mark borders totally vanishes above ground in 100 years. The part that is still below the surface of the swamp are as good as new.
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