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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months ago

Electric street-sweeper, Berlin, German Empire, 1907

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Electric street-sweeper, Berlin, German Empire, 1907

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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months ago
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  • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.worldBanned
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    Did roads back then really have reflective-ish surfaces?

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  • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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    “Sweeper” or “grinder?” It kinda doesn’t look like it’s actually removing anything.

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      • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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        Okay, so via it’s magnificent rubber whirlagig device, it hydrates little bits of trash, takes them on a short ferris-wheel ride, then drops them back off about 1’1/2 feet ahead of their original position.

        Ain’t technology grand…?

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          Okay. It was a thrash answer. I’ll show myself out.

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    This is the way

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      The way has been washed away.

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