“What is this thing in a lake in Ohio? Drains into a big pipe at the bottom of a hill.”
A: "It’s an overflow — the most important safety feature of the reservoir. Without a designated spill point (overflow), if the reservoir overflows, it will happen in an uncontrollable way, with the potential to undermine the foundations of the dam, resulting in the collapse of the dam."
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Mick 4 year s ago
One of the things I like about the internet you can ask questions about weird stuff and usually get answers from nice people. 
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Governor 4 year s ago
#11 Either I'm old or someone's really stupid to not know that that's a wall-mounted ashtray.
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Dorcus 4 year s ago
Governor,
Same thought here....i realize I am old :-(
Same thought here....i realize I am old :-(
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Ced 4 year s ago
Governor, Yeah, I'm 73yo so I knew immediately what it was. But, smoking inside buildings hasn't been allowed for quite a few years, so kids today wouldn't have any idea. Just like something that I saw on TV, kids were given a rotary phone and told that it was a phone and gave them 10 minutes to make a call. None of them could figure it out. To us, it seems simple, but EVERYTHING is simple if you know how to use it.
Same thought here....i realize I am old :-(