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the art of telling water no, and having it actually listen.
means treating or building a material so water cannot pass through it, even under pressure or time.
from from old techniques like tarring ship hulls and oiling canvas, formalized in the 1830s when charles macintosh sandwiched rubber between fabric layers to make the first practical waterproof coat.
water resistant failseventually, unlike true waterproofing, which holds
lotus leavesinspired modern nanoscale hydrophobic coatings
gore-tex pores20,000 times smaller than a water droplet
roman concreteused volcanic ash, resists water 2,000 years later
for instance
gore-tex — 1969 fabric membrane, breathable yet blocks liquid water
panama canal locks — waterproofed concrete gates holding back oceans since 1914
three gorges dam — seals against yangtze river pressure at 181 meters tall
venice mose barriers — 2020 mobile gates waterproofing the city from tidal floods