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Subway Stalactites and Stalagmites!
14 Jul 2023 Leave a comment
in Brooklyn, science Tags: stalactite, stalagmite, subway
Yes it is true. On the F train at Bergen Street. The ones dripping down from the top are stalactites (quick trick: the “c” is for “ceiling”) and the ones growing up from the bottom are stalagmites (the “g” is for “ground”). Whether they are actually limestone, or even calcium-based, is anyone’s guess.
Subway Special
23 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
On the way to a school I saw these trains parked at the 2nd Avenue Subway station.
Water Under the G
22 Dec 2010 Leave a comment
in 373K, water Tags: 373K, subway, water
I took the G train to 373K today. Down on the tracks, running between the rails as it has done for at least a year, possibly forever, is a little river of water. It is surreal. I have spoken to the token clerk about this and he had no idea when the rupture/leak/water main break — or whatever is causing this ongoing stream — is going to be repaired. Think of the scene in the Japanese movie Sprited Away, when the train tracks are underwater…that is what it reminds me of.
Water on Tracks (scene from "Spirited Away")
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