The Japanese sure know how to cover their sewers

ghostsofgiants

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Sat May-28-05 11:11 PM
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The Japanese sure know how to cover their sewers

Edited on Sat May-28-05 11:11 PM by primate1

http://www.frangipani.info/gallery/manholes_of_japan

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lenidog

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Sat May-28-05 11:17 PM
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1. Those are pretty impressive for manholes covers

There used to be a show on the Discovery Channel about jobs that no one every paid any attention to. One time they ran this bit about the sewer workers of Paris. The coolest thing I thought was that they run this giant ball through the sewers to help keep them clean. I forget how big it was but it was actually taller than a man.

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ghostsofgiants

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Sat May-28-05 11:18 PM
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2. I wonder if Indiana Jones ever moonlighted as a Parisian sewer worker

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lenidog

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Sat May-28-05 11:49 PM
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7. I don't know but it was as big as that boulder was

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ret5hd

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Sat May-28-05 11:19 PM
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3. wow...how interesting...

why is our culture so utilitarian and lacking in style?

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Droopy

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Sat May-28-05 11:19 PM
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4. That must be one cool culture

if they pay that much attention to their manhole covers.

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Lorien

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Sat May-28-05 11:23 PM
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5. Very nice

and so many designs!

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Elidor

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Sat May-28-05 11:24 PM
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6. They're beautiful!

We couldn't have that here. People would steal them. *I'd* steal them.

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Historic NY

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Sun May-29-05 12:35 AM
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8. You know I got this ugly cover outside of my house...........

I wonder if I could get the town to go for something like this. Heck we might be able to get an aesthetic grant for art or beautification.

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beam me up scottie

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Sun May-29-05 01:34 AM
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9. Maybe the local artists

would consider doing some covers? It's worth a shot.

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beam me up scottie

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Sun May-29-05 01:44 AM
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10. Wow.

And we think we're something special when we design new quarters.

These are still beautiful even when the paint wears off:

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