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Old Posted Oct 8, 2013, 6:44 AM
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The reason they tunnel uphill, is so the water drains out of the tunnel as they go without the need for pumping.
Also, it takes less energy to transport the soil downward, which has a much bigger mass than the machine...
     
     
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