The History of the Flush ToiletMarch 28, 2013
Perhaps no other invention or device in history has had such a profound and utterly world-changing impact upon human civilization as the modern flush toilet. The only exception might be the millions of waste treatment plants which resulted from th...
Read MoreThe Fire HydrantMarch 28, 2013
Beautiful? Maybe not. But its basic design has endured for a century and a half. THEY’RE EVERYWHERE, so common that we scarcely notice them. They’re ignored, uncelebrated, the butt of jokes about peripatetic dogs, yet they ...
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