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Gibraltar dumping all of its raw sewage into Mediterranean
- exabrial 5mo agoOn a semi-related note... one of the more interesting things I've learned lately is why Venice, Italy was designed the way it is...
- RobotCaleb 5mo agoIf only there was a way that other people could benefit from your having learned it
- exabrial 5mo agoIt's a google search away! apologies for not revealing the punchline. I thought it was interesting, since Gibraltar and Venice aren't far from each other on a worldwide scale. ....Sewage transport ironically was a large use case. Natural tides come in, fill the lagoon, flush it out. The network of bridges and canals were also key infrastructure for transport of goods and people.
- ortusdux 5mo agoSomeone might have to take up the Mr. Floatie mantle - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mr-floatie-retires-1.4102251 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mr-floatie-r...
- hulitu 5mo agoA great British tradition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink