The sewer is a horrifying/fascinating place. On one hand, everything we flush down the toilet ends up there, which makes the sewer horrible and gross. On the other hand, everything anyone else flushes down the toilet ends up there, which makes it a fascinating haven for alligators, giant pythons, and ninja turtles. Personally, I would never want to explore the sewer, but Alexa Longueira got the chance to when she fell down an open manhole in New York this weekend while tapping out a text message on her phone.
Now, maybe we should cut Alexa some slack because she was preparing for the world texting championships, but I kind of doubt it. Odds are she was like everyone else who texts while walking, completely wrapped up in the message she was typing out with her thumbs. It’s so easy to take things for granted (like the fact that there won’t be a giant gaping hole in front of you) while texting that it’s not a surprise she fell through the sewer grate.
As an extra treat, here’s something fascinating I discovered while looking for pictures of manhole covers on Wikipedia. New York City has its own manhole cover abbreviation language! Seriously! I guess when you have that many different companies responsible for punching holes under the street, you need a system of codes to keep track of your system of tubes.
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