Submissions from practical.engineering

		When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe (practical.engineering)
		17 points by chmaynard 19 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly? (practical.engineering)
		6 points by impish9208 33 days ago \| past \| 2 comments
		This Bridge's Design Nearly Caused It to Collapse (practical.engineering)
		3 points by impish9208 47 days ago \| past
		All Dams Are Temporary (practical.engineering)
		4 points by impish9208 61 days ago \| past
		An Engineer's Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges (practical.engineering)
		4 points by chmaynard 79 days ago \| past
		What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering)
		2 points by impish9208 88 days ago \| past
		What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering)
		2 points by throw0101a 89 days ago \| past
		Why Are the Dutch So Famous for Waterworks? (practical.engineering)
		4 points by throw0101c 3 months ago \| past
		The engineering behind the San Antonio River Walk (practical.engineering)
		197 points by impish9208 3 months ago \| past \| 49 comments
		The Engineering of Wildlife Crossings (practical.engineering)
		61 points by impish9208 4 months ago \| past \| 6 comments
		What's the Deal with Base Plates? (practical.engineering)
		1 point by impish9208 5 months ago \| past
		What's the Deal with Base Plates? (practical.engineering)
		3 points by throw0101d 5 months ago \| past
		Which power plant does my electricity come from? (practical.engineering)
		201 points by impish9208 5 months ago \| past \| 116 comments
		Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That? (practical.engineering)
		35 points by matricaria 6 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure (practical.engineering)
		4 points by impish9208 6 months ago \| past
		Is the world really running out of sand? (practical.engineering)
		514 points by chmaynard 7 months ago \| past \| 209 comments
		When Infrastructure Gets Hacked (practical.engineering)
		1 point by impish9208 7 months ago \| past
		When Infrastructure Gets Hacked (practical.engineering)
		7 points by matricaria 7 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		The Engineering of Landfills (practical.engineering)
		521 points by impish9208 8 months ago \| past \| 324 comments
		Why are Texas interchanges so tall? (practical.engineering)
		211 points by impish9208 8 months ago \| past \| 333 comments
		How French Drains Work (practical.engineering)
		755 points by chmaynard 9 months ago \| past \| 209 comments
		How Railroad Crossings Work (practical.engineering)
		1 point by hggh 10 months ago \| past
		Why Bridges Don't Sink (practical.engineering)
		358 points by chmaynard 10 months ago \| past \| 114 comments
		Fern Hollow Bridge should have been closed years before it collapsed (practical.engineering)
		263 points by freetime2 10 months ago \| past \| 172 comments
		Why There's a Legal Price for a Human Life (practical.engineering)
		3 points by khet on Oct 18, 2023 \| past
		Why There's a Legal Price for a Human Life (practical.engineering)
		3 points by bell-cot on Oct 17, 2023 \| past
		Drowning Machine: The Dangers of Low Head Dams (practical.engineering)
		66 points by lacrimacida on Sept 8, 2023 \| past \| 9 comments
		Every Construction Machine Explained in 15 Minutes (practical.engineering)
		3 points by mrzool on Aug 15, 2023 \| past
		Where Does Grounded Electricity Go? (practical.engineering)
		6 points by bumbledraven on Aug 1, 2023 \| past
		Why is desalination so difficult? (practical.engineering)
		658 points by mrzool on July 5, 2023 \| past \| 429 comments
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