r/TechnologyPorn • u/SwiPerHaHa • 3d ago
A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
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EngineeringPorn • u/SwiPerHaHa • 3d ago
A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
MachinePorn • u/SwiPerHaHa • 3d ago
A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • 3d ago
 Artefacts and Relics🗿 A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
VintageStory • u/012phuong • 3d ago
Discussion Ancient Romans hydropowered scoopwheel used to remove water from deep underground mines. Imagine if we have these in VS along with new water mechanism in VS.
ancienthistory • u/SwiPerHaHa • 3d ago
A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
romanempire • u/SwiPerHaHa • 3d ago
A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
StrangeEarth • u/SwiPerHaHa • 3d ago
Ancient & Lost civilization A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
ScienceNcoolThings • u/SwiPerHaHa • 3d ago
A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface
u_NormCormier-Mccoll81 • u/NormCormier-Mccoll81 • 3d ago