There have been times where it's been very tempting though... and if I had my back to a wall I might well have succumbed. :$
Still looks like a bloody ark.
IT LOOKS LIKE A FUCKING GALLEON BECAUSE IT IS A FUCKING GALLEON.
YOUR FACE LOOKS LIKE AN ARK.
I tried to jump in the hole in the middle of your canal but it all crashed and I couldn't get back :(
Sounds like you jumped into an unloaded chunk. My canal is flat and level. Any perfectly edged holes straight down to bedrock are a server bug. Logging out then back in normally persuades the server to load that chunk.
Quick question: how good is sand at holding back water from the side?
really? twice now I've seen a perfectly square hole with water at the bottom (at least that's what it looked like) about half-way along the canal
had another elsewhere too - been wondering how the sides got so smooth
I think sand is as solid as any other block, easier to dig and falls if there's nothing below it, but stops water fine
I posted a link to Kos in the other thread a week or two ago, regarding missing chunks - the linked page has screenshots which I'd guess are the same as you're seeing (a 16x16 square straight down).
Can't remember if they (look like they) have water at the bottom, but I suspect it's either bedrock or just a void.