Photo Gallery: From Aqueducts to Oil Rigs
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Spanning the Strait
Josh Klein on the top of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey. The bridge spans the Bosphorus Strait, thus connecting Asia and Europe.
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Constantinople Fort
Josh Klein standing by the walls of a former fort of Constantinople, now Istanbul.
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Aqueduct Park
Josh Klein standing by Aqua Claudio in the Aqueduct Park on the outskirts of Rome. This was a crucial water supply for the ancient Romans.
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Italian Fountains
Josh Klein by the Renaissance fountains of Villa D'Este, Tivoli in Italy.
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Crater Rappelling
Josh Klein abseiling into the crater of Vesuvius.
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Ancient to Modern
Josh Klein working a hand pump which uses the same principle as an ancient Roman hand pumps.
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Careful Counting
Drama reconstruction of Roman tycoon Marcus Licinius Crassus counting his money.
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Byzantine Greek Fire Siphon
Josh Klein standing next to a copy of a Byzantine Greek Fire siphon. It was recreated, as accurately as we know, by the WEC Institute.
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Early Firefighting
Drama reconstruction of Roman slave putting out a fire with buckets of water.
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Public Fountain
Drama reconstruction of a Roman woman collecting water.
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Firefighting Techniques
Josh Klein and the Vigili Del Fuoco (Italian firemen) attempting to put out a blazing fire using a human bucket chain.
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Tunnel Construction
Drama reconstruction of miners in tunnel.
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Fifi the Bomber
Josh Klein in an aircraft hanger next to the B29 Bomber, Fifi. She's the only operational B29 Bomber in the world.
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Nose First
Josh Klein in the nose seat of a B29 Bomber, Fifi.
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Water Safety
Josh Klein about to undergo HUET safety training which involves being dunked into the water in a helicopter simulator and having to escape. It's essential training before going to an oil rig.
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Steam Engine Stoker
Josh Klein in Crofton Steam Engine next to the boiler which stoked the steam engines.
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James Watt
Drama reconstruction of Scottish engineer James Watt, working out how to improve the steam engine.
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Steam Power Revolution
Josh Klein in Crofton Steam Engine next to James Watt's flyball governor which revolutionized steam power.
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Vacuum Power Failure
Josh Klein and the Detroit Seminoles American football team lined up by the Magdeburg hemispheres they attempted to pull apart. The hemispheres were held together with vacuum - the power of nothing. They failed.
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Automated Car
Josh Klein standing next to GM's EN-V automated car which can drive itself.
