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    I was stationed at Incirlic Air Station, outside Adana, Turkey, 1983-1985. While I was there the Seyhan River flooded, and the modern suspension bridge there was knocked out of service. The Roman Bridge carried the traffic while it was modern bridge was unusable.

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    Visiting certain Roman Empire sites is more than revealing, it's eye opening. For example, their sewage system engineering set precedent for today's standards. They learned just one rate of slope provided best flushing action to not pool or 'outrun' solid wastes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    Visiting certain Roman Empire sites is more than revealing, it's eye opening. For example, their sewage system engineering set precedent for today's standards. They learned just one rate of slope provided best flushing action to not pool or 'outrun' solid wastes.
    https://www.google.com/search?client...te+of+drainage

    Certain revisionists might dispute findings, but few are plumbers, pipe-fitters, or other qualified infrastructure personnel.
    Some of their aqueducts are miles long. As a result the slope angle that must be maintained is tiny. How they maintained such an angle with little more than sticks and plumb bobs while building in stone is downright astounding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mklotz View Post
    Some of their aqueducts are miles long. As a result the slope angle that must be maintained is tiny. How they maintained such an angle with little more than sticks and plumb bobs while building in stone is downright astounding.
    There are 'countless' such historic mysteries, puzzling us over time at every level of expertise; and others that were originally disputed in their own era, only later proved at least accurate if not correct.
    One thing is sure, we may formulate space launch trajectories, stress analysis of largest building frameworks ever, or requirements to pump New Orleans out after Katrina, but none prove genius (outside the sphere thinking) like the earlier examples.



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