# London Death Pump **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 30, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301 "2024-09-30T19:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/21 "2024-10-01T18:56:02Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Brian > knows the first law of Civil Engineering Shit flows downhill? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/22 "2024-10-01T18:56:38Z")
That’s the one ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/23 "2024-10-01T19:03:20Z")
Even though it doesn’t really fit the conversation, I just like to quote Ed Norton; “we have a saying in the sewer- water is thicker than blood” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/24 "2024-10-01T19:20:21Z")
> London Death Pump Band name! ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/25 "2024-10-01T20:08:58Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > just like to quote Ed Norton; (From memory) When the tides of life turn against you And the waves upset your boat. Don’t waste your thoughts on what might have been Just turn on your back and float. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/26 "2024-10-01T20:23:14Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > on Whitney trail, you have to pack your waste out, as there is too much use/too dry for the bio to degrade This has changed since I did Whitney. There was a solar outhouse for solid waste then. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/27 "2024-10-01T20:35:35Z")
> **[Mount Whitney Trail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whitney_Trail)** > > The Mount Whitney Trail is a hiking trail that climbs Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the contiguous United States. It starts at Whitney Portal, 13 miles (21 km) west of the town of Lone Pine, California. The hike is 21.4 mi (34.4 km) round trip, with an elevation gain of over 6,100 feet (1,860 m). It is a very popular trail during Summer and Fall when ice and snow are not present, and therefore its access is restricted by quotas from May to October. Access during non-peak months require pe > The Forest Service removed the solar latrines at Outpost Camp and Trail Camp, and instead began issuing “WAG Bags” (Waste Alleviation and Gelling)[[9]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whitney_Trail#cite_note-9) to trail users for human waste Brian . ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/28 "2024-10-01T21:46:56Z")
Florence Nightingale invented the “pie chart” to illustrate the harsh realities of the war hospitals. Okay, she didn’t “invent” it, but simplified and improved it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/29 "2024-10-01T21:48:20Z")
Of course in her day, they used actual pies. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301/30 "2024-10-01T21:56:07Z")
Marie Antionette made cake charts, but they kept getting eaten. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301.md?page=1)