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[โ€“] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not disagreeing with you there,, but if you've siphoned something you've probably done it with a polymer, how the heck were the Romans doing it? You can't get intestines sealed together tightly enough back in those days.

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Romans would often use lead or clay pipes with either dirt or concrete packed around them to make a solid seal that would resist the water pressure and not burst the pipe like a ripe fruit.