If you have read the HowStuffWorks article How Toilets Work, then you know my philosophy on this topic. Toilets have a bad image because of what we put into them, but if you can get past that and focus on the technology behind them, they can be amazing devices! The typical home toilet...
For a time, toilets were called necessaries, one in a long line of euphemisms used to describe the business end of handling a simple biological process. One problem is that bodily waste is a delicate topic, so delicate that culture can be as much a factor in affecting change as necessity....
It was plumbing and toilets that created the need for toilet paper. Before that, we were using outhouses, and there were no pipes to clog. Who cared what anybody wiped with when we were just going to throw it in the hole? Pretty much anything even vaguely not scratchy was fair...
For a time, toilets were called necessaries, one in a long line of euphemisms used to describe the business end of handling a simple biological process. One problem is that bodily waste is a delicate topic, so delicate that culture can be as much a factor in affecting change as necessity....
or the countryside closer to their homes and summer retreats. Carriage companies began to add extra features like fold-out beds, sinks and "potted toilets" to the landaus they were already manufacturing – landaus being a kind of precursor to the modern convertible, with a broad passenger seat...
This way, waste wouldn't need to travel for miles, mixing with other sources. Instead, it could be treated locally, providing both sustainable energy and clean water. Sewage networks were invented by the Victorians and ultimately changed society for the better. But everything evolves and improves...
“Jerry would give me a million-dollar ticket... I would give it away… I’ve flushed million-dollar tickets down toilets.” By 1998, Jacobson’s nephew, Mark Schwartz, had taken a $200,000 game piece after a meeting in Miami. “I told him what I wanted and the rest was his,” ...
Both basketball and volleyball were invented in Massachusetts. It is also where the first sewing machine and the computer were designed. Trends in Corporate Travel Contributor The corporate travel industry is evolving rapidly at a frightening pace thanks to advancements in engineering technology and a ...
The kit homes were not just for those looking to build their first homes; they were popular for the more upwardly mobile who wanted a vacation home or beach bungalow. For those interested in taking their vacation homes with them, "trailer coaches" were invented in the 1920s. But after the...
A: Yes, the questions were positive and negative. We really need you. One of the most recent breakthroughs in AI is deep learning, which has driven huge advances. Another important breakthrough was our newly invented reinforcement learning for language models, based on human feedback. I practic...