azundu1:
Those who are very lazy to research will also say this Kisumu Harbour in Kenya dried up.

jessykings:

I did a bit of research on dis and from what i've seen so far I think 'grass' isn't d right word to use. The river is infested by water hyacinth, a kind of invasive aquatic plant (or weed) that clog water ways and form dense impenetratable mat on water surface.Their rate of proliferation on fresh water surface is extremely rapid and they can grow so dense that humans can even walk on them despite having water flow freely underneath them. Again, what u said about 'd grass growing by the riverbed and getting uprooted and then it's inabilty to cross the obstacles' , I don't really think that xplains it. Like I said,these plants are aquatic, they can live and reproduce freely on d surface of freshwater and can be ancored in mud. What we should be more concerned about is the effects of these plants on aquatic life, they block photosynthesis and oxygen from getting into the water they are covering hence leading to loss in aquatic lives (eg fishes) and provides breeding places for mosquitoes. If we are to wait for the plants to dry up so that d water underneath will be exposed then we might have to wait for a longtiime while d plant keeps multiplying. Rather measures should be taken to destroy and control it's spread.Here are some pix for better understanding

Prechy08:
That so called research is incomplete as long as i am concern, why has no one thought of digging a hole on those grasses to see if there is water beneath or dry land. Pls as you dig snap as Proof, for us to see.

ancientbanana:
I never said u attacked me. Read well

maasoap:
If you observe so far, those who claimed to have dug up the weeds didn't tell us that they saw soil/sand underneath. That's to tell you that there is no soil underneath but just stark of multi layers grass on top of water.
Some claimed that it is impossible for human to walk on water like that because of weight but they forget that human beings have been walking on oceans that spans several miles in the Antarctica for ages, ice and icebergs

fuckpoverty:
this op is really sick in the head,so grass Don turn concrete abi,nonsense

fkj950ax:


The entire side of a river flowed into a hole.

And green vegetation grows all over the river bed in minutes.

Seriously...

OjukwuWarBird:



You went there with a shovel.? You are a potential scientist if truly you did that.

shiftback:


River beds aren't exactly a flat surface.
Can you go back there at your earliest convenience and dig again? This time dig up from the middle of the ex-river and take pictures/videos, whatever it is you discover you'll be shutting a lot of people up.

Dawdy:
Poster is a liar, they all depend on theory to explain what is unexplainable. That is how the big bang theory (the biggest hoax) became what people think as fact. Imagine to think "something came from nothing" yet people accepted it without questioning.

Dawdy:
Poster is a liar, they all depend on theory to explain what is unexplainable. That is how the big bang theory (the biggest hoax) became what people think as fact. Imagine to think "something came from nothing" yet people accepted it without questioning.

micodon:


And if the vegetation has always been there.... Underneath the river? Is this new? Seriously?

fkj950ax:


Vegatation growing already under a flowing river...

You amaze me

cooljude:

I think with people like you the future is gloomy for this country. you would rather believe that aeroplane is the white man witchcraft instead of understanding the underlining principle.

predatorX:


If nicely stacked leaves can carry the weight of a human being, then why do we have to go thru the wahala of cutting tree trunks for canoes...... Why not just pluck the whole leaves from the tree.?



There is no amount of leaves that would support buoyancy if not properly shaped into a raft......... Physics no be jazz

cooljude:

I think with people like you the future is gloomy for this country. you would rather believe that aeroplane is the white man witchcraft instead of understanding the underlining principle.

micodon:


Water hyacinth... Yellow pond lily.... Etc.... Receive sense

emiloluwa:
Hehe !!!!!! Poverty u again,u no dey hear word......haba

SIRTee15:

it's very much possible.....
water hyacinth can support the weight of humans on it, they are invasive - grow very fast n quite dense.

shiftback:

See HIPPOPOTAMUS walking on water hyacinth you're here saying bicycle.
Hippos can weigh up to 9000pounds, that's like the weight of 20 big show(the wrestler) put together. Whats the weight of those people riding on a bicycle please?

jessykings:

I did a bit of research on dis and from what i've seen so far I think 'grass' isn't d right word to use. The river is infested by water hyacinth, a kind of invasive aquatic plant (or weed) that clog water ways and form dense impenetratable mat on water surface.Their rate of proliferation on fresh water surface is extremely rapid and they can grow so dense that humans can even walk on them despite having water flow freely underneath them. Again, what u said about 'd grass growing by the riverbed and getting uprooted and then it's inabilty to cross the obstacles' , I don't really think that xplains it. Like I said,these plants are aquatic, they can live and reproduce freely on d surface of freshwater and can be ancored in mud. What we should be more concerned about is the effects of these plants on aquatic life, they block photosynthesis and oxygen from getting into the water they are covering hence leading to loss in aquatic lives (eg fishes) and provides breeding places for mosquitoes. If we are to wait for the plants to dry up so that d water underneath will be exposed then we might have to wait for a longtiime while d plant keeps multiplying. Rather measures should be taken to destroy and control it's spread.Here are some pix for better understanding