| | The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild (practical.engineering) |
| 414 points by michaefe 15 days ago | past | 208 comments |
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| | Earthquake-Proof Foundations (practical.engineering) |
| 6 points by vismit2000 28 days ago | past |
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| | Earthquake-Proof Foundations (practical.engineering) |
| 3 points by chmaynard 29 days ago | past |
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| | So you want to build a tunnel (practical.engineering) |
| 272 points by crescit_eundo 43 days ago | past | 110 comments |
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| | Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts) (practical.engineering) |
| 3 points by xg15 49 days ago | past |
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| | Do Retention Ponds Work? (practical.engineering) |
| 1 point by vismit2000 56 days ago | past |
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| | Do Stormwater Retention Ponds Actually Work? Detention vs. Retention (practical.engineering) |
| 1 point by crescit_eundo 57 days ago | past |
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| | The hidden engineering of runways (practical.engineering) |
| 419 points by crescit_eundo 71 days ago | past | 107 comments |
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| | Ancient > Modern: Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts) (practical.engineering) |
| 8 points by crescit_eundo 85 days ago | past |
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| | When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe (practical.engineering) |
| 134 points by tape_measure 86 days ago | past | 88 comments |
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| | Sawing a Dam in Half (On Purpose) (practical.engineering) |
| 3 points by crescit_eundo 3 months ago | past |
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| | Practical Engineering: Hurricane vs. Tiny House (practical.engineering) |
| 2 points by crescit_eundo 4 months ago | past |
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| | The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk Wheel (practical.engineering) |
| 5 points by crescit_eundo 4 months ago | past |
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| | Concrete's Greatest Weakness (practical.engineering) |
| 6 points by crescit_eundo 4 months ago | past |
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| | The Bases of Antenna Towers (practical.engineering) |
| 1 point by crescit_eundo 4 months ago | past |
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| | The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls (practical.engineering) |
| 194 points by chmaynard 5 months ago | past | 23 comments |
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| | California's Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath (practical.engineering) |
| 4 points by LorenDB 7 months ago | past |
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| | Why Are There No Short Arch Dams? (practical.engineering) |
| 1 point by chmaynard 7 months ago | past |
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| | The Hidden Engineering of Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers (practical.engineering) |
| 61 points by chmaynard 9 months ago | past | 16 comments |
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| | Why are smokestacks so tall? (practical.engineering) |
| 195 points by azeemba 9 months ago | past | 46 comments |
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| | Why Are Smokestacks So Tall? (practical.engineering) |
| 4 points by chmaynard 10 months ago | past |
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| | The Most Implausible Tunneling Method (practical.engineering) |
| 7 points by impish9208 10 months ago | past |
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| | When Abandoned Mines Collapse (practical.engineering) |
| 228 points by impish9208 11 months ago | past | 79 comments |
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| | When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe (practical.engineering) |
| 17 points by chmaynard 11 months ago | past | 1 comment |
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| | Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly? (practical.engineering) |
| 6 points by impish9208 12 months ago | past | 2 comments |
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| | This Bridge's Design Nearly Caused It to Collapse (practical.engineering) |
| 3 points by impish9208 on March 18, 2025 | past |
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| | All Dams Are Temporary (practical.engineering) |
| 4 points by impish9208 on March 4, 2025 | past |
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| | An Engineer's Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges (practical.engineering) |
| 4 points by chmaynard on Feb 14, 2025 | past |
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| | What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering) |
| 2 points by impish9208 on Feb 5, 2025 | past |
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| | What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering) |
| 2 points by throw0101a on Feb 4, 2025 | past |
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