This is wild that someone can just buy a hydroelectric dam on Facebook Marketplace. I’ve read the first blog post and it looks like these guys brought together a unique set of skills to make it happen without needing big outside engineering support. Probably going to read through all of the posts.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2025
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