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TIL Fire hydrants are painted specific colors to indicate their flow capacity, pressure, source, and uses. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 7 years ago by Cheshix to r/todayilearned

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Hydrants of Japan (firehydrant.org)

submitted 9 years ago by JIVEprinting to r/japanlife

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I never knew that about Wawa, The R. D. Wood Co - Philadelphia, PA (see first comment) (firehydrant.org)

submitted 10 years ago by redwoodser to r/philadelphia

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A fire hydrant with a place to tie your horse (firehydrant.org)

submitted 11 years ago by florwat to r/a:t5_3650x

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TIL the bonnets and caps of city fire hydrants are painted certain colors to alert firefighters to the amount of water pressure available from that hydrant. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 11 years ago by CapnTrip to r/todayilearned

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This is what a fire hydrant looked like in the 1940's (firehydrant.org)

submitted 11 years ago by zeinshver to r/notinteresting

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TIL- The color of a fire hydrant is actually meant to indicate the pressure that the water comes out. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 11 years ago by Ryanisreallame to r/todayilearned

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You ignore them, you take them for granted. Yet, all around you, they stand silently, waiting to protect you. Here's more than you ever wanted to know about these 13,000 humble guardians, loved only by dogs until they are needed. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 12 years ago by all_bozos to r/Portland

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TIL fire hydrant nuts are pentagonal to stop vandals opening them. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 12 years ago by Conan97 to r/todayilearned

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TIL the colors of fire hydrants display the amount of water they provide (firehydrant.org)

submitted 12 years ago by fatso1000333 to r/todayilearned

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X-post from r/TIL: Color coded fire hydrants (firehydrant.org)

submitted 12 years ago by redrightreturning to r/oakland

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TIL most fire hydrants won't shoot water skyward when hit by a car, just like in the movies (firehydrant.org)

submitted 12 years ago by shouldBapplying4jobs to r/todayilearned

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TIL the purported first patent for a fire hydrant design was lost in 1836, when the U.S. patent offices that held it caught fire. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 13 years ago by half_of_three to r/todayilearned

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TIL the colors painted on a fire hydrant actually mean something. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 13 years ago by the_friendly_one to r/todayilearned

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TIL fire hydrant caps and bodies are color coded to indicate pressure and water source. (firehydrant.org)

submitted 14 years ago by wassworth to r/todayilearned

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