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Do Retention Ponds Work? (practical.engineering) 1 point by vismit2000 5 hours ago | past | discuss Do Stormwater Retention Ponds Actually Work? Detention vs. Retention (practical.engineering) 1 point by crescit_eundo 18 hours ago | past | discuss The hidden engineering of runways (practical.engineering) 419 points by crescit_eundo 14 days ago | past | 107 comments Ancient > Modern: Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts) (practical.engineering) 8 points by crescit_eundo 28 days ago | past When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe (practical.engineering) 134 points by tape_measure 30 days ago | past | 88 comments Sawing a Dam in Half (On Purpose) (practical.engineering) 3 points by crescit_eundo 49 days ago | past Practical Engineering: Hurricane vs. Tiny House (practical.engineering) 2 points by crescit_eundo 63 days ago | past The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk Wheel (practical.engineering) 5 points by crescit_eundo 78 days ago | past Concrete's Greatest Weakness (practical.engineering) 6 points by crescit_eundo 3 months ago | past The Bases of Antenna Towers (practical.engineering) 1 point by crescit_eundo 3 months ago | past The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls (practical.engineering) 194 points by chmaynard 3 months ago | past | 23 comments California's Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath (practical.engineering) 4 points by LorenDB 5 months ago | past Why Are There No Short Arch Dams? (practical.engineering) 1 point by chmaynard 6 months ago | past The Hidden Engineering of Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers (practical.engineering) 61 points by chmaynard 7 months ago | past | 16 comments Why are smokestacks so tall? (practical.engineering) 195 points by azeemba 8 months ago | past | 46 comments Why Are Smokestacks So Tall? (practical.engineering) 4 points by chmaynard 8 months ago | past The Most Implausible Tunneling Method (practical.engineering) 7 points by impish9208 8 months ago | past When Abandoned Mines Collapse (practical.engineering) 228 points by impish9208 9 months ago | past | 79 comments When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe (practical.engineering) 17 points by chmaynard 9 months ago | past | 1 comment Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly? (practical.engineering) 6 points by impish9208 10 months ago | past | 2 comments This Bridge's Design Nearly Caused It to Collapse (practical.engineering) 3 points by impish9208 10 months ago | past All Dams Are Temporary (practical.engineering) 4 points by impish9208 11 months ago | past An Engineer's Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges (practical.engineering) 4 points by chmaynard 11 months ago | past What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering) 2 points by impish9208 12 months ago | past What's Inside a Manhole? (practical.engineering) 2 points by throw0101a 12 months ago | past Why Are the Dutch So Famous for Waterworks? (practical.engineering) 4 points by throw0101c on Jan 21, 2025 | past The engineering behind the San Antonio River Walk (practical.engineering) 197 points by impish9208 on Jan 7, 2025 | past | 49 comments The Engineering of Wildlife Crossings (practical.engineering) 61 points by impish9208 on Dec 18, 2024 | past | 6 comments What's the Deal with Base Plates? (practical.engineering) 1 point by impish9208 on Dec 4, 2024 | past What's the Deal with Base Plates? (practical.engineering) 3 points by throw0101d on Dec 3, 2024 | past More

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