Submissions from practical.engineering

		Ancient > Modern: Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts) (practical.engineering)
		8 points by crescit_eundo 4 days ago \| past \| discuss
		When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe (practical.engineering)
		134 points by tape_measure 6 days ago \| past \| 87 comments
		Sawing a Dam in Half (On Purpose) (practical.engineering)
		3 points by crescit_eundo 25 days ago \| past
		Practical Engineering: Hurricane vs. Tiny House (practical.engineering)
		2 points by crescit_eundo 39 days ago \| past
		The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk Wheel (practical.engineering)
		5 points by crescit_eundo 54 days ago \| past
		Concrete's Greatest Weakness (practical.engineering)
		6 points by crescit_eundo 67 days ago \| past
		The Bases of Antenna Towers (practical.engineering)
		1 point by crescit_eundo 67 days ago \| past
		The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls (practical.engineering)
		194 points by chmaynard 81 days ago \| past \| 23 comments
		California's Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath (practical.engineering)
		4 points by LorenDB 4 months ago \| past
		Why Are There No Short Arch Dams? (practical.engineering)
		1 point by chmaynard 5 months ago \| past
		The Hidden Engineering of Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers (practical.engineering)
		61 points by chmaynard 6 months ago \| past \| 16 comments
		Why are smokestacks so tall? (practical.engineering)
		195 points by azeemba 7 months ago \| past \| 46 comments
		Why Are Smokestacks So Tall? (practical.engineering)
		4 points by chmaynard 7 months ago \| past
		The Most Implausible Tunneling Method (practical.engineering)
		7 points by impish9208 7 months ago \| past
		When Abandoned Mines Collapse (practical.engineering)
		228 points by impish9208 8 months ago \| past \| 79 comments
		When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe (practical.engineering)
		17 points by chmaynard 9 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly? (practical.engineering)
		6 points by impish9208 9 months ago \| past \| 2 comments
		This Bridge's Design Nearly Caused It to Collapse (practical.engineering)
		3 points by impish9208 9 months ago \| past
		All Dams Are Temporary (practical.engineering)
		4 points by impish9208 10 months ago \| past
		An Engineer's Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges (practical.engineering)
		4 points by chmaynard 11 months ago \| past
		What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering)
		2 points by impish9208 11 months ago \| past
		What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering)
		2 points by throw0101a 11 months ago \| past
		Why Are the Dutch So Famous for Waterworks? (practical.engineering)
		4 points by throw0101c 11 months ago \| past
		The engineering behind the San Antonio River Walk (practical.engineering)
		197 points by impish9208 on Jan 7, 2025 \| past \| 49 comments
		The Engineering of Wildlife Crossings (practical.engineering)
		61 points by impish9208 on Dec 18, 2024 \| past \| 6 comments
		What's the Deal with Base Plates? (practical.engineering)
		1 point by impish9208 on Dec 4, 2024 \| past
		What's the Deal with Base Plates? (practical.engineering)
		3 points by throw0101d on Dec 3, 2024 \| past
		Which power plant does my electricity come from? (practical.engineering)
		201 points by impish9208 on Nov 19, 2024 \| past \| 116 comments
		Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That? (practical.engineering)
		35 points by matricaria on Nov 5, 2024 \| past \| 1 comment
		The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure (practical.engineering)
		4 points by impish9208 on Oct 15, 2024 \| past
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