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How can there be functioning bathrooms in high rises? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by krowbear@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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It seems like such a huge amount of water and would require so much energy to get it that high, plus there's the waste to deal with

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[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And water towers are still used to manage water pressure demands in municipalities.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yeah - if you’re in NYC at any point and go up anywhere you can see roofs of a lot of buildings, you’ll see a TON of water tanks and towers on older stuff.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Example:

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(It's not just older stuff, by the way. They're actually still made of wood like that to this day, because it's apparently the best way to do it.)

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Yep, there's a Dirty Jobs episode about it.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

All i know about NYC, i learned about in hey Arnold. I would be disappointed if i go to NY and find that there are no water tanks and gardens on roof tops