There are an enormous number of traffic cones in the world. They are among the most-produced objects on any road, they are stolen more than almost anything else of comparable…
Maya Linton
The two-button flush plate is now standard on new installations across most of the world, and a surprising number of people have no idea which button does what, or press…
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In 1965 a coal-fired power station was the largest thing in its district, burned trainloads of coal a day, employed hundreds of people across a dozen trades, and…
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In 1960 a harbour tug was positioned against a moving ship by a master judging everything by eye from a wheelhouse with a compass and an engine telegraph,…
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In 1965 almost every town of any size had its own television station, and it made a great deal of what it broadcast inside its own building -…
The cabin lights go down just before takeoff and just before landing, and most passengers read it as a signal to settle, or a courtesy to people who want to…