Getting fresh seafood to an inland city takes a fair amount dedication, since it typically has to be flown or driven in from the coast.
Instead, we could build a saltwater-filled pipeline from the coast to one or more points inland and pump live fish, crustaceans, and the like through it.-- frankus, Aug 24 2006 And who is going to clean up the squid slicks in Nebraska?-- Galbinus_Caeli, Aug 24 2006 So alongside the gas and water mains we now have chow meins?-- Srimech, Aug 24 2006 To clean it, from time to time we could flip open the top half of the pipe and let the seagulls peck it dry.-- phundug, Aug 24 2006 [frnkus] I like this idea so (+) You can take a look at my Breakfast Hose sometime to see why, but I have a question: In what direction would the water have to be pumped, to cope with live salmon?-- xenzag, Aug 24 2006 First, people eat seafood only if they live by the sea. Then, refrigeration and transportation bring frozen seafood inland. - Overfishing becomes a problem. Now, an idea to pipe mass quantities of live fish inland...
---------------- >>})})})*> ------------------ Shz, Aug 24 2006 [xenzag], it could incorporate a return water line for the salmon. Which would keep Omaha from filling up with salt water, and maybe reduce pumping costs.
I don't think this would be do-able, but [+]-- baconbrain, Aug 25 2006 //pump live fish, crustaceans, and the like through it.//
That's terrible. 'Pumping' live animals though a long stretch of narrow tubing with foreign sea creatures and a rapidly varying climate is inhumane so loses my otherwise positive vote.-- jellydoughnut, Aug 26 2006 Love it! If I were a fish and I had to die anyways, then why not have the ride of a lifetime when it's still possible.-- django, Aug 26 2006 Terrible idea, but truly halfbaked so avoids a fish.-- wagster, Aug 26 2006 Now a pastry pipeline - that *would* be useful.-- wagster, Aug 27 2006 random, halfbakery