The answer to the question posed by the Subject of this Blog Posting is... No, they would not throw sponges at us but Sponges may play an important role in such a conflict.
To be more precise, it is not actual Sponges that would play the important role in the conflict. Instead it would be things that are normally Hard as Rocks but Chinese Made Things that would have the Consistency of Sponges.
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Yea, I know you are confused again. Please allow me to explain...
In the event of war between the United States and China, those military outposts in the western Pacific (the 7 Islands the Chinese have constructed in the South China Sea) would likely be key initial targets for U.S. strikes.
The Economist reported rumors suggest the new islands’ concrete is crumbling and their foundations are turning to sponge in the hostile climate.
And if that would not be enough of a problem for the Chinese, one wonders what would happen if there were to be a direct hit from a Typhoon?
Here are two links that will make you think of Sponges (or Chinese Construction Materials that remind you of Sponges)...
Ø https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=W28VRBiLx9s
I don’t want to over-dramatize but do you remember that condo that collapsed in South Florida? If the Chinese built all the building in South Florida, we might have seen a different headline than what we did see...
Headline we saw: “South Florida Building Collapses”.
Headline we might have seen: “South Florida Collapses”.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
