http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1865874 KK Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:15:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/#comment-1865874 In the movie "Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York City" [2008] they go into the NYC sewers and say "this is the longest underground aqueduct IN THE WORLD"... an example of how media tells lies that people just take for granted as being true. The NYC aqueduct is actually third or fourth largest!! In the movie “Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York City” [2008] they go into the NYC sewers and say “this is the longest underground aqueduct IN THE WORLD”… an example of how media tells lies that people just take for granted as being true. The NYC aqueduct is actually third or fourth largest!!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1590608 ted Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:29:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/#comment-1590608 Despite being a fascinating topic, I stopped reading when he editorialized that Romans wasted vast amounts of water. Romans had a system for waters and sewers unmatched until a couple of centuries ago. What's sad is that our modern world, with our knowledge of water conservation, manages to waste so much water. How dare we sneer at the Romans for their use of water! Despite being a fascinating topic, I stopped reading when he editorialized that Romans wasted vast amounts of water. Romans had a system for waters and sewers unmatched until a couple of centuries ago. What’s sad is that our modern world, with our knowledge of water conservation, manages to waste so much water. How dare we sneer at the Romans for their use of water!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1589370 Otto Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:48:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/#comment-1589370 From time to time, me and my buddies still discuss the Romans. Where would we be or what would the world be like if Rome never fell? From time to time, me and my buddies still discuss the Romans. Where would we be or what would the world be like if Rome never fell?

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1589280 Gauldar Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:49:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/#comment-1589280 I'd have to say that in some ways they were more clever, since they had less of what we have, they had to make due with what they had bringing more inovative things to the table. I’d have to say that in some ways they were more clever, since they had less of what we have, they had to make due with what they had bringing more inovative things to the table.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1589021 /\/\arty /\/\aGuire Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:56:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/#comment-1589021 amazing. i think we may find more and more evidence of clever ancients as time progresses amazing. i think we may find more and more evidence of clever ancients as time progresses

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1588604 Kalel Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:48:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/23/longest-underground-aqueduct-in-the-world-discovered/#comment-1588604 A neat reminder that our ancestors were just as clever as we are. A neat reminder that our ancestors were just as clever as we are.

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