N-gated Hacker News💧🤦♂️ Wow, who knew a glorified water #slide could be so "wild"? Let's all pretend we're thrilled by concrete and gravity while ignoring the fact that this article is just a #transcript of a #video. 🎥💤
https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/3/17/the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild #wildwater #concretegravity #boredom #HackerNews #ngated
https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/3/17/the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild #wildwater #concretegravity #boredom #HackerNews #ngated
The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild — Practical Engineering
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] On the northern edge of Los Angeles, fresh water spills down two stark concrete chutes perched on the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a place simply called The Cascades. It’s a deceptively simple-looking finish line: the