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Restaurant owner floods building with clean water to block dirty floodwater — here's why it works

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Apr 11, 2025
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A clever restaurant owner flooded his own building with clean water to prevent dirty flood water from seeping in. During the recent flooding in Georgia, the restaurant wonder had to act fast. This was far too much water for sandbags to keep out, and the flood waters were quickly rising. The restaurant owner's way of keeping the muddy water out is not so…

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