stackyFACTSWhen running back and forth is too exhausting, humans simply stand in a long line and aggressively hand things to the person next to them. This method was the absolute peak of primitive fire suppression, relying entirely on dozens of people not dropping a leather pail.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Transport →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
The Titanic wasn’t just a ship—it was a floating castle built on confidence, the iron heartbeat of an era certain it had conquered nature. So secure was this…
Discover more
If the people carrying your box do not step in exact harmony, you get tossed around like a salad. The entire method completely depends on carriers matching…
Discover more
The National Coal Board literally piled mountains of loose, liquefied mining waste directly above a Welsh village because it was cheap and easy to dump from…
Discover more
For those times when dragging one massive trailer just isn't terrifying enough. A dolly is a tiny, single-axle platform with its own fifth wheel that sits…
Discover more
Turning a massive locomotive around on a tiny mountain ledge is a fantastic way to end up at the bottom of a ravine. Robert Francis Fairlie's wildly cynical…
Discover more
Glaring intensely at a digital departure screen will not magically force the red delayed text to change. Yet, frustrated passengers stand with their arms…
Discover more