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by rurounijones 988 days ago
> E.g. during the work on the Eurotunnel. Here the British tunnel boring machine was diverted into the rock near half the length of the tunnel and left there. It was cheaper than somehow taking it out again.

Dara O`Briain has a hilarious stand-up about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFglJ3DyqK0