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As an example of changing values (though not 19th C), the Hoover Dam claimed 100-ish lives during its construction. That would be a scandalous number today.
by vacri 10y ago
As an example of changing values (though not 19th C), the Hoover Dam claimed 100-ish lives during its construction. That would be a scandalous number today.
- maxharris 10y agoHere's just one example of my point: we have TBMs (tunnel boring machines) today, which were made possible by 19th and 20th-century industrial development. During the construction of the Hoover Dam, the original bypass tunnels were created by drilling and blasting, which resulted in a number of those deaths. If they had TBMs back then, many people would been spared exposure to dangerous rock dust, explosives, falling rocks, etc.