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Why Does All That Water Run Thru Paris Streets?  
User currently offlineB741 From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 716 posts, RR: 1
Posted (8 years 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1384 times:

On a trip to sunny Paris several years ago, I noticed all the city water would run down the streets of various arrondisemonts. Can anyone say why this is so?


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User currently offlineFoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2807 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (8 years 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1367 times:

Street cleaning. Washes away all the dog poop.  Smile


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User currently offlineSplitzer From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 151 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (8 years 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1363 times:

This was pointed out to me when I visited Paris in December by a friend. He said it was simply a way to clean the streets - flush all the rubbish and dust that collects in the gutters into the drains. I'd say this was a valid point as I'd seen road sweepers sweep rubbish into the paths of water.

Then again he may have been wrong lol...

User currently offlineEspion007 From Denmark, joined Dec 2003, 1691 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1358 times:

Maybe because parisian streets are the 1 place AF cant put their planes Big grin


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User currently offlineTheCoz From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1352 times:

Quoting B741 (Thread starter):
Can anyone say why this is so

I'd say gravity has a lot to do with it. When you have a higher level that descends to a lower level, liquids such as water tend to flow in the direction of the lower surface.

User currently offlineBristolFlyer From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 2135 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1316 times:

When I was last in Paris the only liquid I saw on the pavements was urine - you have to pay to use the public toilets so people pee all over the streets.

Not nice!

BF


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