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How workers break sewer fatbergs apart

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When wet wipes and cooking grease combine in city sewers, they form concrete-hard monstrosities known as fatbergs. Because humans are gross, sanitation workers have to deploy specialized, extreme high-pressure water jets attached to remote-controlled crawlers. These jets violently blast the greasy mass into chunks so the sewer doesn't violently back up into your bathtub.

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