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Reply to comment by PickledSpace56 in eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time? by PickledSpace56
Sometime I wish they would build a high quality replica of the pantheon nearby on a hill so I could see what it supposed to look like. There is one in Nashville I'd will be visiting, although I wish it was on a hill similar to the acropolis
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Reply to comment by alheim in In Washington heights they tour up the roads to do work and revealed the old cobblestone beneath (184 & Pinehurst) by soylentgreenis
that makes sense.
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Reply to comment by Gfoley4 in In Washington heights they tour up the roads to do work and revealed the old cobblestone beneath (184 & Pinehurst) by soylentgreenis
I'm more curious about the milling process. I've seen the machines and it just looks like a big rotor with knives - hammers on it. how to they deactivate those when that part of the rotor gets near the manhole, is there some kind of ferrous sensor? I never see a manhole battered so they must be pretty effecicent at detecting and avoiding them.
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Reply to comment by wrongwaycorrigan in In Washington heights they tour up the roads to do work and revealed the old cobblestone beneath (184 & Pinehurst) by soylentgreenis
I've been curious how they deal with manholes when doing this.
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Reply to comment by TonyzTone in 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York, English warships in the harbor. Looking S on Broadway from the Wall. wwwsavingny.com for reconstructions, 3/15 NYC Fire Museum Opening by Impressive_Run_6557
ok, ok, i took the wagon at the center and compared it to the with of the road on a pixel basis and it comes out to about 100ft which is about the width of broadway now. makes sense who ever did the illustration did reasearch ahead of time to make it right. I stand corrected.
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Reply to comment by anObscurity in 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York, English warships in the harbor. Looking S on Broadway from the Wall. wwwsavingny.com for reconstructions, 3/15 NYC Fire Museum Opening by Impressive_Run_6557
the illustration looks like its pushing 200ft wide and I get 90ft on broadway from building front to building front when i measure on google maps. Damrak in Amsterdam is the equivalent st, its about 75ft wide so maybe they just made broadway slightly wider.
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Reply to comment by Jocko77 in Conway Castle – Mercian Explorer by ctyates
they still are going to keep their names differernt from english. But weren't those castles built specifically by the English to annex Wales?
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Reply to comment by SquatAngry in Conway Castle – Mercian Explorer by ctyates
I've been working on a map of western architecture for a while. I've noticed strange names for many of the places and wondered about it, then realized much of it started before the birth of nations, provinces and all that government stuff so they had to make place names unique so there wasn't confusion over places named the same things. or thats the theory I'm going with for now. also there are starting up a couple yt channels where they explore castles with drones which is a great way to see them.
grambell789 t1_jbcwgdk wrote
I'm sure prehistoric teenagers were riding horses way longer than we will ever know
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Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: A cat with a helmet getting its claws trimmed. by ihaveabaguetteknife
more like a Hannibal Lecter mask.
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Reply to comment by kinky_boots in Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs
lots of the old buildings in fidi had smaller floor plans so it was easier to make residential rooms with windows to the outside. Newer office floor plans are much bigger and depend on mechanical ventilation. it will be interesting how they use those spaces in residences. Not saying its not possible, there are challenges.
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I smell Steve Bannon stink on this probably with help from his Russian buddies.
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Reply to comment by ReadItUser42069365 in Jewish communities brace as white supremacists plan Feb. 25 ‘Day of Hate’ by Souperplex
Pong was my peak, maybe space invader.
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Reply to comment by Ray_Pingeau in People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings. More than half of people with a low educational attainment at age 30 will have a diagnosis of a mental disorder 22 years later by Wagamaga
yeah. I feel like i have endless loops of thought going through my brain trying to figure out how to minimize costs. it takes a toll after a while.
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Reply to comment by PlayShtupidGames in People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings. More than half of people with a low educational attainment at age 30 will have a diagnosis of a mental disorder 22 years later by Wagamaga
In humans, healthy grand parents are a factor in successful grandchildren.
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Reply to Medieval Mixed-Gender Fight Club: Behold Images from a 15th-Century Fighting Manual by ArtOak
this just makes me wonder how sword centric society was back then. it reminds me of how every problem looks like a nail if you have a hammer. solving civil law problems with swords seems so strange. I wonder how much of it was to just discourage people from using the process.
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here it is now: https://goo.gl/maps/7o6FTzpzC2F3mB4w7
you can see the little round window on the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre down 46th st.
the building on the corner is gone but according to wikimapia the Automat is still there just buried under advertisements.
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Reply to Cellular agriculture and other emerging food technologies could release 80% of the worlds farm land currently used for meat and dairy production back to nature by DannyMcDanface1
the land won't get returned to nature. the pro population people will just say, yay earth can support 5x more people.
grambell789 t1_j0g7hg3 wrote
I suspect the motivation was mostly that Attila sensed Rome was weakened more by the drought than he was so it was a good time to go on offense.
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Reply to comment by jabberwock101 in The signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 by LukeMarwood
I've wondered about the Popes postition on MC. The royalty of Europe and the church had a really good racket going on, Pope gave out franchises to royalty to justify their absolute power. in exchange church got regular monthly checks. things like MC messed with their business plan.
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Reply to comment by DNathanHilliard in Do you agree with Stephen Hawking about Earth being unsustainable? by yaykarin
The same divisions you say doom earth will doom Mars too. Humans are inherently flawed. The Greeks knew that 2500 years ago
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Reply to Halal truck scamming tourists by amgl
I prefer to buy stuff from carts and trucks that have the prices marked on the outside. when its not I ask whats the price ahead of time, sometimes without the intent to buy just because I like to waste their time for not posting the price. Best prices are often near office buildings where theres lots of repeat customers.
grambell789 t1_ixuk2mj wrote
is there some kind of safe gas heater like a kerosene heater that can be widely distributed for heat and cooking? Probably diesel heater with external exhaust is safest.
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Reply to How would you fix this rotting window casing? by mips95
If you want to buy time treat with boat quality epoxy from West marine. It will have to be really really dry for it to work well. I have some garage windows with similar problems and they look great. The surface isn't newish looking but that fine for what I want. Alternative is replace everything with new high performance windows, there is a pretty good tax credit right now for insulation and energy saving upgrades.