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Given its open-evaporation-based cooling system, the facility is expected to use 1.7 million US gal (6,400 m 3) of water per day. [24] An article by Forbes estimates the storage capacity as between 3 and 12 exabytes as of 2013, based on analysis of unclassified blueprints, but mentions Moore's Law , meaning that advances in technology could be ...
The history of water supply and sanitation is one of a logistical challenge to provide clean water and sanitation systems since the dawn of civilization. Where water resources, infrastructure or sanitation systems were insufficient, diseases spread and people fell sick or died prematurely. Astronaut Jack Lousma taking a shower in space, 1974.
The conservation and restoration of clocks refers to the care given to the physical and functional aspects of time measuring devices featuring "moving hands on a dial face" exclusive of watches. [1] Care for clocks constitutes regulating the external environment, cleaning, winding, lubrication, pest-management, and repairing or replacing ...
Right to repair is a legal right for owners of devices and equipment to freely modify and repair products such as automobiles, electronics, and farm equipment. Right to repair may also refer to the social movement of citizens putting pressure on their governments to enact laws protecting a right to repair. Common obstacles to repair include ...
A cistern (from Middle English cisterne; from Latin cisterna, from cista 'box'; from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē) 'basket' [ 1]) is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water. [ 2][ 3] To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster. [ 3]
Colgate Clock (Jersey City) Coordinates: 40°42′43.3″N 74°02′02″W. The clock on a morning. The Colgate Clock is an octagonal clock facing the Hudson River near Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey. The clock has a diameter of 50 feet (15 m). [1] It was located atop of what was once the headquarters of the Colgate-Palmolive, until ...
A water clock or clepsydra (from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra) ' pipette, water clock'; from κλέπτω (kléptō) 'to steal' and ὕδωρ (hydor) 'water'; lit. ' water thief') is a timepiece by which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into (inflow type) or out from (outflow type) a vessel, and where the amount of ...
Clock of the Long Now. The Clock of the Long Now, also called the 10,000-year clock, is a mechanical clock under construction that is designed to keep time for 10,000 years. It is being built by the Long Now Foundation. A two-meter prototype is on display at the Science Museum in London.