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Post by librarylady on Mar 19, 2019 18:05:10 GMT
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 19, 2019 18:22:36 GMT
Those are cool!
When we first moved to Seattle (20 some odd years ago) I was told that when you interview at Microsoft they asked non-traditional questions. One being, why are manhole covers round?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 18:27:21 GMT
They certainly brighten up the street,they’re lovely. TFS
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Post by librarylady on Mar 19, 2019 18:32:16 GMT
Those are cool! When we first moved to Seattle (20 some odd years ago) I was told that when you interview at Microsoft they asked non-traditional questions. One being, why are manhole covers round? IDK--because humans are not square? |
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Post by wellway on Mar 19, 2019 18:42:50 GMT
Those are cool! When we first moved to Seattle (20 some odd years ago) I was told that when you interview at Microsoft they asked non-traditional questions. One being, why are manhole covers round? Because they are bigger than the rim so won't fall in to the hole whilst a square or other shapes would fall in at different angles |
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 19, 2019 21:40:47 GMT
Those are so cool. Seems they'd be collectable and hard to keep them from being stolen.
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Post by lauradrumm on Mar 19, 2019 22:05:59 GMT
Hope they don’t get stolen. The unique New Orleans one’s were often stolen and replaced by plain new ones😔
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 20, 2019 0:18:26 GMT
Yes, it’s so they don’t fall down the hole they are covering.
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Post by hop2 on Mar 20, 2019 0:22:21 GMT
I have a bunch of pictures of them from when I was there
That was the re-beginning of my obsession with textures
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Post by hop2 on Mar 20, 2019 0:23:14 GMT
Hope they don’t get stolen. The unique New Orleans one’s were often stolen and replaced by plain new ones😔 They rarely have that kind of crime in Japan. |
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Post by birukitty on Mar 20, 2019 1:40:54 GMT
Hope they don’t get stolen. The unique New Orleans one’s were often stolen and replaced by plain new ones😔 They rarely have that kind of crime in Japan. Exactly. Theft is basically unheard of in Japan. If a Japanese person finds paper money on the street, or a wallet they don't keep it-they turn it into the local police office. It's one of the safest countries in the world to travel in as far as not worrying about pick pockets or getting your things stolen. I love Japan! These manhole covers are so cool and unique! |
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Post by MerryMom on Mar 20, 2019 12:45:14 GMT
Those are cool! When we first moved to Seattle (20 some odd years ago) I was told that when you interview at Microsoft they asked non-traditional questions. One being, why are manhole covers round? Round manhole covers won’t fall in no matter how it is put back in place, whereas square ones can fall in if inserted on the diagonal? |
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Post by teddyw on Mar 20, 2019 12:53:43 GMT
I love those. Sadly the first thing that came to mind was theft.
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