I had heard of Bergs in South Africa
(mountains), Icebergs in the Antarctic, but not
'Fatbergs' under London .... there are apparently two differences between
'Ice' and
'Fat' Bergs.
1) One is made of water frozen into Ice and the other of sewer content bound together by fat deposits.
2) The Iceberg is 9/10th under water, while the Fatberg is fully submerged under sewage.
How do I know this?
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| London's Fatberg |
Well Britain's biggest ever "
Fatberg" has just been removed from a
Kingston
(London) sewer .... it was the size of a bus and weighed 15
tonnes according to the water authority, and was composed of a nasty
mixture of food fat combined in an unholy bond with wet wipes, condoms
and other unmentionables. These
'Fatberg' are formed in drains under roads in major conurbations around the world.
The Thames Water board (and others), are warning of the dangers of "Fatbergs," saying that it was trying to spread the message of "bin it and don't block it" ..... this particular one has taken three weeks to clear, and they still have to repair the damage it caused underground. Apparently if left, if would eventually have led to raw sewage spurting out of manholes across the whole of the area.
Apparently, they have actually recycled the berg ..... its been turned into power station fuel.
It makes you shudder to think .... imagine having to clean up after that dam burst.
