Things can go wrong in scientific experiments sometimes, but when it comes to engineering, getting things wrong can be disastrous.So, lesson of the day: Cutting costs kills people.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkyUDcYBYpA]
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This is quite peculiar. Builders were out building a basketball court in Yucatan, when they also dug up an ancient ball court thought to be used by the Maya people. Ball games have been around since 1400 BC, and the Maya were very much into ball games and had some pretty unusual games that they … Read more
Arch dams through arch action transfers portion of the load of the water thrust horizontally to the side abutments and the other portion of that load is transferred to the dam foundation vertically by cantilever action. You might also want to read about what is arch dam, types of arch dam, arch dam design … Read more
A permanent year-round ice hotel opened to the public in Swede. The resort, known as “Ice-Hotel-365”, hosts 55 rooms, including 20 suites, and is made up of 30,000 liters of frozen water from the Torne River. The hotel uses a solar-powered refrigerating plant used to keep the ice and snow that make up the hotel … Read more
