Why The Machines That Dig Tunnels Are Always Named After Women


Why The Machines That Dig Tunnels Are Always Named After Women
Tunnel Boring Machines, or TBMs, are some of the most fascinating manufacturers of our infrastructure: Two-ton primary-colored cylinders with jagged teeth that chomp through the Earth. And every single one of them has a traditionally female name.

October 31, 2015 at 01:30PM
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