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infinite monkey · 04-30-2013, 10:27 AM

Watching The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (recommended by someone here.)

I love it.

I've watched the first 3 segments:

1) The Great Ship (the design and construction of the SS Great Eastern, in the 1850s)
2) The Brooklyn Bridge (fascinating from a diver's perspective: they had no idea about decompression sickness and called the ailments of the guys who had to go down into the caissons 'cassion disease.')
3) The Bell Rock Lighthouse (built in the early 19th century: so many seafarers died from this reef that hid just below the surface of the North Sea when the tide was up.)

So to whomever recommended it: I'm loving it! I plan to look for similar videos.

04-30-2013, 10:27 AM	#1483
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Watching The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (recommended by someone here.) I love it. I've watched the first 3 segments: 1) The Great Ship (the design and construction of the SS Great Eastern, in the 1850s) 2) The Brooklyn Bridge (fascinating from a diver's perspective: they had no idea about decompression sickness and called the ailments of the guys who had to go down into the caissons 'cassion disease.') 3) The Bell Rock Lighthouse (built in the early 19th century: so many seafarers died from this reef that hid just below the surface of the North Sea when the tide was up.) So to whomever recommended it: I'm loving it! I plan to look for similar videos.