By: homunculus
please don't hurt us, mods Don't worry, I've bribed one of the mods, so we're safe. It's all part of the plan.
View ArticleBy: Quietgal
Uh, probably ought to clarify: homunculus' Goatse Surprise. please don't hurt us, mods
View ArticleBy: Quietgal
Neat article! (homunculus, I am totally gonna fall for your Goatse Surprise one of these days) Those Roman engineers were amazing, and the empire certainly thought in terms of the long run - 120 years...
View ArticleBy: The Salaryman
I bet if the Huns had stayed put we'd be in a funkier place today. Amazing!
View ArticleBy: crapmatic
I refer you to Burro Schmidt Tunnel. This was ONE guy who built an 0.8 km tunnel with pickaxe and some explosives. Subtract explosives and add thousands of laborers, and a 94 km tunnel is certainly...
View ArticleBy: homunculus
Whoops, the article says Hadrian visited the project in 129 B.C., but they must mean A.D. since Hadrian was emperor from 117-138 A.D. Colossal statue of the emperor Hadrian discovered
View ArticleBy: Burhanistan
Thank goodnesss much of humanity now obtains its drinking water from ultra-efficient combustion-engine driven trucks bearing water contained in HDPE bottles! Aqueducts built to stand the test of time...
View ArticleBy: Mitheral
"The Romans also believed running water was healthier and safer than stagnant water in reservoirs. " Actually true considering the wide spread use of lead in potable water systems. The less time the...
View ArticleBy: MetaMonkey
It still shocks me to see how ancient cultures embarked on projects that would span generations since nowadays we can't seem to plan more than a few years for most things. Guess this sort of thing is...
View ArticleBy: Sova
I suppose the most surprising thing is that they thought investing 120 years of manpower was a good use of time, especially when they could have, you know, just used less water.Yea, what kind of...
View ArticleBy: Davenhill
I'm not totally up on the history here, but hasn't our use of water gotten more efficient? Yes. But for starters we probably have a different concept of waste. In many cases, a Roman aqueduct was...
View ArticleBy: Rhomboid
OT: The article currently at the top of neatorama about vasectomies in a recession is also fascinating.
View ArticleBy: From Bklyn
modern society is probably closer to unsustainability than the Romans ever were. Not to mention the fact that there's about five+ billion more of us now than then. Seriously cool find/article.
View ArticleBy: absalom
modern society is probably closer to unsustainability than the Romans ever were. Excellent point: after all, I'd say a huge amount of society's current water use (and waste) are from industrial and...
View ArticleBy: octothorpe
I suppose the most surprising thing is that they thought investing 120 years of manpower was a good use of time, especially when they could have, you know, just used less water. Yea, what kind of...
View ArticleBy: Kadin2048
This seems a little like harshing on folks in the early 20th century for their BIG UGLY REFRIGERATORS and their INEFFICIENTLY PRODUCED PENICILLIN. I'd rather have that drinking trough, however...
View ArticleBy: absalom
jokeefe: Yeah, close, or at least in part, but actually just as likely to have been military labor. The thing is, with a professional army like the Romans have, you have to pay them - even when they're...
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