stackyFACTSBefore stark white blocks were painted onto the asphalt, crossing the street was a game of pure chance. The high-contrast alternating design was implemented specifically because it aggressively stands out against the dark pavement, drastically reducing the odds of being flattened.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Travel →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
Connecting the disparate edges of a massive landmass requires laying down a staggering amount of concrete. Stretching across thousands of miles of varied…
Discover more
Protecting wet paint on the asphalt used to involve incredibly dangerous wooden barricades. A frustrated line-painter decided to sew together scraps of heavy…
Discover more
Replacing treacherous mud pits with smooth surfaces revolutionized terrestrial movement. An engineer discovered that binding compacted broken rocks with heavy…
Discover more
Driving here requires an absolute lack of vertigo. The cliff-side asphalt offers breathtaking ocean views that perfectly distract drivers right before a…
Discover more
It isn't just the bright orange plastic keeping you from hitting a pothole. The silver bands wrapped around them are engineered to reflect light back to the…
Discover more
Instead of a relaxing mountain getaway, the surveyors of the 1963 Karakoram Highway opted for pure geological violence. Carving a road between Pakistan and…
Discover more