Etiket: FIGURE IT OUT
Is expanding the Fochteloërveen a solution to the nitrogen problem?
The nitrogen crisis is a crisis that arose in the Netherlands in 2019 when permit applications for an estimated 18,000 construction and infrastructure projects were halted. According to the construction…
New channel or old stream? Vote here for your favorite Find it out! question
This month you can vote again on a question submitted to Find it out!. We will stick to a theme this time, because both questions are about water in the…
From biscuit bites to Formula 1: ‘Different, but still just as fun’
The celebration of King’s Day has of course changed over the years, but the atmosphere has actually remained the same. Jaap van der Borg, the chairman of the Oranjevereniging Zuidlaren,…
‘Everything used to be better’, but how come?
Everything used to be better. Those good old days… Who hasn’t heard these sayings? Older people in particular seem to think that in earlier times, during their own youth, the…
Figure it out! Voting Round: Slanting Farms or Ancient Coins?
Where were the coins minted in Coevorden in the 14th and 15th centuries? And in many places, for example along the Meppel-Ruinerwold-Oosteinde-Ruinen road, farms are slightly slanted along the road.…
Fuel prices are rising, and faster in the Netherlands than at the neighbours
How is the Dutch petrol price structured? More than half of what you pay for petrol goes to the central government in the form of excise duties and VAT (value…
Primal and iron in Drenthe, what about that?
Is primal still used? Despite the extensive mining of bog iron, the ferrous rock can again be found frequently in Dutch soil, since the formation of primal banks only lasts…