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The Well-Trodden Art of the Manhole Cover in New York City

• JoeAltmaier 10y ago
  So many designs! Not as collectible as POGs, but nearly as varied. And probably hard to display in a bar - have to use reinforced wall mounts (they weigh 300 lbs).
  • Qantourisc 10y ago
    136kg
• jgranby 10y ago
  Some pictures of London coal plates here: https://twitter.com/hashtag/opercula?src=hash https://twitter.com/hashtag/opercula?src=hash They gained some brief national attention in Britain (at least among those who follow politics) when Jeremy Corbyn was revealed to be a fan. See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11867182/Why-Jeremy-Corbyn-and-I-both-love-coal-plates-and-drain-covers.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11867...
• chillingeffect 10y ago
  Stopped reading at "I would be remiss in not stating how abysmal the term “manhole cover” is". Man is clearly defined as "a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex:" [1] [1] http://www.dictionary.com/browse/man http://www.dictionary.com/browse/man
  • deleted 10y ago
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  • dang 10y ago
    Please don't take HN threads in this direction. It's beyond tedious.
• rcarmo 10y ago
  Loved the "MADE IN CHINA" one.
• walrus01 10y ago
  http://static.neatorama.com/images/2013-03/teleport-manhole-cover.jpg http://static.neatorama.com/images/2013-03/teleport-manhole-... I'm standing directly on it but it's not doing anything...
• beefman 10y ago
  Too bad this classic is down: http://www.drainspotting.com http://www.drainspotting.com