‘you know what we should do for our infrastructure? a network of tubes [the internet is not a big truck, it’s a series of tubes] that can kill you and cause explosions, underneath the whole city’
‘bill, the is the best idea you’ve had since installing lead pipes, a real visionary’
Even when that was common, there was a gutter that ran along the sides of the streets. People wouldn’t just dump shit in the middle of the road, they’d pour it in the gutter and the rain would wash it away.
Still not the best thing ever, but it’s not like people had to wade through ankle-deep piss and shit just to get to the store…
Tangential: I passed an old street in the “Quarter” of New Orleans that was ripped up for construction. And let me tell you, the smell was familiar and horribly new at the same time. That olfactory memory certainly sticks with me
Yeah, it’s a wild idea, but the number of lives they’ve saved and extended far outweigh any danger. Sewer systems might actually be what increased average human lifespans more than almost anything else in history.
‘you know what we should do for our infrastructure? a network of tubes [the internet is not a big truck, it’s a series of tubes] that can kill you and cause explosions, underneath the whole city’
‘bill, the is the best idea you’ve had since installing lead pipes, a real visionary’
Wait until you hear about the other network of underground tubes that can kill you and cause explosions underneath the whole city.
Now we know how Valve actually operates on a financial level.
Yeah, we really need to go back to emptying our chamberpots into the streets.
See, that’s the kind of out-of-the-box thinking we need around here!
Even when that was common, there was a gutter that ran along the sides of the streets. People wouldn’t just dump shit in the middle of the road, they’d pour it in the gutter and the rain would wash it away.
Still not the best thing ever, but it’s not like people had to wade through ankle-deep piss and shit just to get to the store…
Tangential: I passed an old street in the “Quarter” of New Orleans that was ripped up for construction. And let me tell you, the smell was familiar and horribly new at the same time. That olfactory memory certainly sticks with me
No, it would just splash around, and also just be raw sewage sitting out in the open air. Super hygienic.
Most of them have covers and just specific spots where you can pour stuff in.
I’m not saying it’s better than plumbing and sewer systems, just that it’s not as bad as it sounds.
There had to be laws about people just dumping chamber pots out their windows, which means that people were doing that.
…Aim for the gutter…
… and splash in the streets.
… aim better.
Yeah, it’s a wild idea, but the number of lives they’ve saved and extended far outweigh any danger. Sewer systems might actually be what increased average human lifespans more than almost anything else in history.