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- When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe https://practical.engineering/blog/2025/4/15/when-kitty-litter-caused-a-nuclear-catastrophe 2 comments
- Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly? https://practical.engineering/blog/2025/4/1/nnha7m038sn6qpwbhx73ba2cbw5gdy 2 comments
- The engineering behind the San Antonio River Walk https://practical.engineering/blog/2025/1/7/the-hidden-engineering-behind-texass-top-tourist-attraction 49 comments
- The Engineering of Wildlife Crossings https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/12/17/the-hidden-engineering-of-wildlife-crossings 6 comments
- Which power plant does my electricity come from? https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/11/14/which-power-plant-does-my-electricity-come-from 116 comments
- Is the world really running out of sand? https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/10/1/is-the-world-really-running-out-of-sand 209 comments
- The Engineering of Landfills https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/9/3/the-hidden-engineering-of-landfills 324 comments
- Why are Texas interchanges so tall? https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/8/19/why-are-texas-interchanges-texas-so-tall 333 comments
- How French Drains Work https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/8/6/how-french-drains-work 209 comments
- Why Bridges Don't Sink https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/7/2/why-bridges-dont-sink 114 comments
- Fern Hollow Bridge should have been closed years before it collapsed https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/6/18/this-bridge-should-have-been-closed-years-before-it-collapsed 172 comments
- Drowning Machine: The Dangers of Low Head Dams https://practical.engineering/blog/2019/3/16/drowning-machine-the-dangers-of-low-head-dams 9 comments
- Why is desalination so difficult? https://practical.engineering/blog/2023/6/28/why-is-desalination-so-difficult 429 comments
- Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad? https://practical.engineering/blog/2023/6/16/w47wdfg7h5uojks1c85boeyjhl9ot4 187 comments
- Why construction projects always go over budget https://practical.engineering/blog/2023/3/21/why-construction-projects-always-go-over-budget 338 comments
- What happened with the substation attack in North Carolina? https://practical.engineering/blog/2023/1/16/what-really-happened-with-the-substation-attack-in-north-carolina 229 comments
- What is a black start of the power grid? https://practical.engineering/blog/2022/12/5/what-is-a-black-start-of-the-power-grid 100 comments
- How long would society last during a total grid collapse? https://practical.engineering/blog/2022/11/22/how-long-would-society-last-during-a-total-grid-collapse 297 comments
- Myths about construction https://practical.engineering/blog/2022/6/20/4-myths-about-construction-debunked 168 comments
- What happens when a reservoir goes dry https://practical.engineering/blog/2022/7/18/what-happens-when-a-reservoir-goes-dry 237 comments
- Why Retaining Walls Collapse https://practical.engineering/blog/2021/12/5/why-retaining-walls-collapse 147 comments
- What really happened at the Millennium Tower? https://practical.engineering/blog/2021/11/10/what-really-happened-at-the-millennium-tower 210 comments
- The Dangers of Low Head Dams (2019) https://practical.engineering/blog/2019/3/16/drowning-machine-the-dangers-of-low-head-dams 100 comments
- Why Bridges Don't Sink — Practical Engineering https://practical.engineering/blog/2024/7/2/why-bridges-dont-sink 15 comments technology
- How Long Would Society Last During a Total Grid Collapse? https://practical.engineering/blog/2022/11/22/how-long-would-society-last-during-a-total-grid-collapse 769 comments futurology