Engineering And Architecture

Informative and educational resource for people interested in topics related to engineering, architecture and technologies.

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If you ever wondered what’s in a fire truck...
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Bend the wood and tie up its top to the upper wedge. Tie up a rope with a hook and a bait to the same wedge. When a fish grabs the bait, the trap will work and throw fish out to shore.

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Automatic fishing rod🎣. Rate this mechanism

How to do it: Find a small, young tree near water. Hammer a trap consisting of two wooden wedges and a hook for each other into the ground beside it.

#SurvivalTips #Survival

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The most popular trail is the 7.5-kilometer-long route known as the West Sea Grand Canyon, which features narrow passages, waterfalls, and #stunningviews of the surrounding #landscape. Visitors can also try rock #climbing, #rappelling, and other #outdooractivities.

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Building those stairs must have been a tough gig

📍#Huangshan, #China

#YellowMountain, or Huangshan in Chinese, is a scenic mountain range located in Anhui Province, China.

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Tourists from all over the world come to explore its many peaks, including the Lotus Peak, Bright Summit Peak, and Celestial Capital Peak.

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The 5 roads with the largest camber in the world:
https://t.co/JtDOOmvw3v

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#NewYorkCity: 2,540 Days in 15 Seconds! 1 photo from 2pm each day.

Video via @nyc_timescape

#timelapse #nyc #30yeartimelapse #newyork #usa #unitedstate #skyscraper #newyorkcity #construction #building #engineering #civilengineering #architecture

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IP68 insulating and sealing gel 🧪⚡

#electrical

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The electric catwalk car was launched in 1955. The car was 2 feet wide with a swivel seat, so you could drive in either direction. Push buttons controlled the speed–either 6 or 12 miles per hour, with a 240-volt, 3 horsepower motor.

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New York Police Used These Tiny ‘Catwalk Cars’ to Patrol the City’s Tunnels

These zippy little cars could travel up to 35 mph, and were reportedly in service up until 2011

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La policía de Nueva York utilizó estos diminutos "coches de pasarela" para patrullar los túneles de la ciudad

Estos pequeños autos rápidos podían viajar hasta 35 mph y, según los informes, estuvieron en servicio hasta 2011.

#CatwalkCar #LincolnTunnel #NuevaYork #HollandTunnel

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Sink that’s also a urinal; Cleans itself every time you wash your hands; Saves hundreds of gallons of water per year

What do you think about this invention?

#Urinal #Toilet #Publictoilet #Bathroom #Kitchen #Plumbing #environment #environmental #architecture #architectural

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Few people realise just how huge Michelangelo's David is.

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"We Can Do It!" is an American World War II wartime poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image to boost female worker morale.

More information:
https://t.co/o8Lh4o3o7i

#InternationalWomensDay
#InternationalWomensDay2022

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#Bunkers in the UK.

ROC Monitoring Post

The protection provided by the concrete roof and compacted earth mounded above the post was estimated to reduce any external nuclear #radiation by a factor of 1,500:1.

#war

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The only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at supersonic speed (1,350 mph ~ 2173 km/h ). Taken in April 1985 from an RAF Tornado attack fighter, which only rendezvoused with Concorde for 4 minutes over the Irish Sea.

More information:
https://t.co/Ji9ivfkNIw

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Map shows Netherlands progress in flood management

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The accuracy of this fountain is so impressive

Video by @nathancopes (TT)

#Synchronization #Landscapearchitecture #fountain #Water #Gardenfeatures #Publicart #Outdoorsculptures #Architecturalelements #Landscapegardens