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Study reveals secret of 190-day Crystal Palace build
- tonyedgecombe 2y agoIt was largely thanks to a gardener who was also responsible for the Cavendish banana that we all eat now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paxton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paxton
- more_corn 2y agoThe Wikipedia article should probably be updated with the information about the use of the whitworth thread standard. It is sort of a big deal. Imagine the construction delay if every thread and bolt needed to be cut by hand to an arbitrary pitch as was done before the standard was adopted.
- walthamstow 2y agoI imagine screws also made it a lot easier to dismantle and move to what was then Penge Common