Shower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practice

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• sxan@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is been an hour and no one yet has quoted:

  In theory, theory is the same as practice. In practice, it isn’t.

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In theory, theory is the same as practice. In practice, it isn’t.

    The earliest strong match located by QI appeared in “The Yale Literary Magazine” of February 1882 which was written and edited by students. Benjamin Brewster who was a member of the class of 1882 wrote about an argument he had engaged in with a philosophical friend about theory versus practice.

    quoteinvestigator.com/2018/04/14/theory/

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    • sxan@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thank you! I’ve heard the quote a few times, but never known the source. And I’ve always been pretty sure I was misquoting it.

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  • JackLSauce@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    True but I wanted a literal shower thought

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• dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s all pipes, Jerry!

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Don’t they lead to the same system? If there was a leak in your roof over your shower, your shower drain will also be a storm drain

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    • protist@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Storm drains usually lead straight to creeks, rivers, or other bodies of water, whereas your sewage goes to a water treatment facility first. Totally separate systems (in most places)

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    • Album@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Depends on where you live. In central New Jersey a lot of storm water from the streets is a separate system that heads back into the rivers or whatever whatershed. Where as sewage from your home or business drain goes to sewage treatment processing.

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    • MNByChoice@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They used to, in many places, lead to a sewage treatment facility. That has been changing.

      Unless you mean the ocean. Then yes, same place.

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• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In theory there’s no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.

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• tdawg@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Everything is a hole with enough force

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