Robert Brownlee was on the Operation Plumbbob team that launched an object in space before Sputnik. They put a manhole cover above a nuke underground, and the explosion shot the iron cap into space.

Manhole inspections and smoke testing of the sanitary sewer system started in St. Johns County on Monday. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Smoke testing is performed periodically to identify ...

Some might think replacing a manhole casing, or lid, and bringing it up to grade is an easy job. But what about when you're replacing over 1,000 manhole casings? FeeCorp Environmental Company did just ...

Public Works Department (PWD) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) mandating strict safety protocols for sewage maintenance, manhole cleaning and road repair work across the capital, ...

Starting with the US nuclear weapons development project ' Manhattan Project,' more than 1000 nuclear tests were conducted in the United States between 1945 and 1992 alone. One of these experiments is ...

A Con Edison crew replaces underground secondary-cable in Lower Manhattan. When snow or sleet hit New York, hundreds of trucks roll to drop salt on the slickened streets. The salt helps drivers avoid ...

A worker suffered a traumatic head injury when he was hit by a manhole cover that popped up during water pressure testing. A second worker had minor injuries and both were taken to Columbia Memorial ...

For the past three days, Matt has been sitting in our office staring at a wall. On day one, I shared my lunch with him, and I’ve been feeding him ever since. Each day I also take him out for a walk ...

When I first saw this story on an old Quora thread, I didn't believe it. It wasn't like that. This manhole cover was shot into space with a nuclear bomb. Robert Brownlee, an astrophysicist who ...

Smoke testing is performed periodically to identify sources of stormwater inflow and/or groundwater infiltration entering the city’s sewage collection system, according to a news release. Here is the ...