There must be billions of them in the world. We pass them every day. We walk on them. We do not take any notice of them. They are heavy, and usually made of cast iron. They come in many different shapes, sizes and patterns. Look, and you will find them everywhere.
What are they? MANHOLE COVERS, that provide access to local service systems such as water, electricity, gas, and telecommunications.
Post photos of any interesting ones you find here.
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i noticed 2 on a short walk and wished I had brought my small art supply bag as it contains 2 bare crayons red and black to make "rubbings" of embossed , interesting surfaces. This is near home so…Continue
Started by Stephanie Lentz Morrison. Last reply by Stephanie Lentz Morrison Sep 2, 2023.
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"MANHOLE COVERS", BY VALENTINE M. HERMAN
My latest book is now available from Amazon.com. It costs $20/€21 (plus shipping). Alternatively you can buy a copy directly from me for $15/€15 (plus shipping). A signed copy is also available at $15.01/€15.01(plus shipping), and a copy signed by me is also available at $15.02/€15.02 (plus shipping).
Here is a description of the book:
"This book contains images of 120 Manhole Cover designs from 100 cities in 20 different countries.
Manhole Covers are a neglected form of street art. They are largely ignored even though we encounter them every day. We walk, drive and cycle over them. Usually we don’t take any notice of them: they are just there, all around us on roads and pavements in many different shapes, sizes and patterns. – an essential, but ignored, part of the architecture of our urban environment. They are part of our Urban Architecture.
This comprises elements of the cities in which we live, play and work. It includes street lamps; mail and post boxes; shop fronts and signs; shutters and windows; doors and door knockers on private and public buildings; mail, post and telephone boxes; statues in parks; stone ornaments and metal plaques on houses and in gardens in public and private spaces; fountain and monuments; etc. And Manhole Covers.
We live in not one, but rather two, urban environments. An overground one; and a parallel, underground, subterranean one that is hidden from us, is unknown, and consequently ignored. Manhole Covers are an interface between these two worlds of light and darkness.
As a form of street art, a Manhole Covers provide a surface – a canvas, if you like – for a wealth of industrial and artistic expression in the open-air urban art gallery that we (usually subconsciously) visit daily.
The collection of Manhole Covers in this book includes Art Deco-style Manhole Covers with geometric patterns; Art Nouveau-style Manhole Covers with winding and twisting patterns; and a whole range of Manhole Covers with designs both ancient and modern. They are rich in imagery whether it be the coat of arms or view of a city, a company logo, a regional animal, bird or fish, or even an inspirational message --‘I Have A Dream’– a dream of what? A Manhole Cover?"
I would like to thank, nay thank very much, all members of this Group who have sent me Manhole Covers especially: Heleen Bradford Carien Raphael Alan B Bobbi Katerina Bonnevieda Sil Mim Mother Brando Richard C Irene S Diane H Ilya S-B Amy K
THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!
This question was made famous when Microsoft began using it in job interviews. It is an example of a creative problem-solving question that is used to assess how a person approaches a problem with more than one possible answer, and to test their logic, common sense and ability to think through an unusual question in a high pressure interview setting.
According to Joel Spolsky, one of Microsoft’s early program managers, questions like these distinguish between people who are smart and get things done, people who are smart but don’t get things done, and people who get things done but are not smart.
Microsoft must have been onto something, because this type of question has been adopted by many other companies as an alternative to more traditional interview questions.
A number of possible explanations for why manhole covers are round include:
(No, I didn't get the job)
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