When New York City’s population outgrew its plumbing system, it devised a new network of hollow logs to transport water for firefighting. The setup allowed firemen to access water by drilling through the walls of the “pipes,” then plug the hole after they were finished - giving birth to...
Philadelphia had installed wooden log pipes as part of the city’s new water supply system starting in 1800. By 1819, however, larger and more durable cast iron mains began to take over. Although the city stopped installing wooden pipes in 1832, they didn’t remove them all from service un...
Spurred by a building boom, archaeologists are plumbing the deep past of one of Europe’s oldest capitals.
Out of all the classic movies I watched growing up and in college, there are plenty of underrated gems out there that many have never heard of but should definitely watch. This goes especially for movies with very dark themes like A Face in the Crowd, Ace in the Hole, Sweet Smell of S...
which entailed the construction of the Kowloon Reservoir and Catchwaters, the Tai Po Road Filter Beds and the Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir, known as ‘Kowloon Tong Service Reservoir’ at that time, as well as connecting water pipes of various sizes with the service reservoirs to form a...
For English people in towns and cityes,life in Roman times was good.Towns now had clean water and sewers.(pipes taking away dirty water)and there were strong walls around them,so people felt safe. People came to the towns to buy and sell things,and food became more interesting and enhoy...
Compiled here is alist of historical figureswho took toughness and intimidation to the next level. During timeswhen everything was much more dangerous(including people), the most badass people in history rose above it all by simply being even more dangerous. Vlad the Impaler didn't inspireDracu...
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Here I am at the 2000-year-old Roman spa in Bath, England. In Ireland Farmer Joe’s sheepdog skillfully herds the sheep. A bagpiper pipes a lively tune outside Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Medieval houses of York almost touch! Here is the beautiful birthplace of Shakespeare where he grew...
Originally, this, too, was a very broad generalization made on the basis of comparatively few observations: for instance, that the same harmonies can be produced with different instruments—strings, pipes, disks, etc.—by means of the same numerical ratios—1:2, 2:3, 3:4—in one-...