The surface is as calm as a cup of tea and and there is no danger of getting lost on a stretch of canal a little over 7ft wide.
Even so, you don’t want to rock the boat just here.
Because if you lose your balance, you are not going to fall into the water.
You are going to drop 127ft on to an unforgiving slab of Wales and a lifejacket will not help you one bit. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

A set of bones and 110 cars were found submerged in a canal in a rural area west of Boca Raton, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Voters in Panama on Sunday will cast their vote on whether to approve a $5 billion project to widen the heavily trafficked Panama Canal to allow for bigger cargo ships and faster transits between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Over 40 ships a day make this 9 hour voyage. Now you can cruise through in less than 2 minutes! Interesting time lapse photography shows how a huge cruise ship is raised and lowered as it transits from the Pacific to Atlantic ocean. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Egyptian archaeologists digging near the Suez Canal have discovered the remains of what is believed to be the largest fortress in the eastern Delta. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The idea of making a passageway across Panama dates back to 1534, when Spain considered the possibility of building a canal. In 1850 the Colombian government picked by molnatisi 2 years ago

Voters overwhelmingly approved the largest modernization plan in the 92-year history of the Panama Canal on Sunday, backing a multi-billion dollar expansion that will allow the world's largest ships to squeeze through the shortcut between the seas. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Very unique engineering solution to move ships between elevated canals. The world's only rotating mechanical boatlift. More info here. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

to the egg!
(its a game)

NSFW because of ads picked by trushafty38 2 years ago

Who knows why the two countries hate each other, but the geological rift can not be explained by 2 massive floods. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Every year on April 30, the Netherlands celebrates the Queen's birthday. Amsterdam is the party center of choice, with a street and canal party that draws tourists from around the world. picked by kissmenow 3 years ago

Probably the work of Nuremberg born artist Julius Popp picked by MeLip 1 year ago

Here’s a Google satellite image from near Magdeburg, Germany. It shows a water bridge crossing the Elbe River. Actually, it is a canal crossing the river on a bridge. Here's a ground-level photo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In the 19th century, when Hans Brinker, the hero of the novel in which he tries to win a pair of silver skates, coasted along Holland's ice, the canals froze almost every year. Today a boy of 15, Brinker's age, may never have seen a frozen canal picked by tigertony 10 months ago

FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A canal ruptured early Saturday after heavy rainfall, pouring 3 feet of near-freezing water into about 800 homes and stranding about 3,500 people, authorities said. picked by tchengrox 2 years ago

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified the cause of nearly two dozen deaths over the last month in the Republic of Panama. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Two people were held hostage for 2 hours by a vendor when police approached.
*reconsiders shopping excursion to Canal Street* picked by suebe 8 months ago

It is the only Gay Pride event in the world that takes place on the water, with over a half million onlookers on bridges, boats and water banks. With video. (Bonus: I'll be there...) picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

The armoured suckermouth catfish-which grows up to 2ft long, is a herbivore and uses its distinctive mouth to draw up algae from rocks. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A Florida man who has been homeless for years dove into a canal and saved a stranger.

*image not related, video link picked by dollyllama 2 years ago