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

  • @KillerTofu
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    271 month ago

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

    • @[email protected]
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      231 month ago

      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
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        1 month ago

        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.)

      • @Siegfried
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        131 month 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