Many of us take modern plumbing for granted until it doesn’t work. In fact, the plumbing we know today got its start way back in 1700 B.C. by the Indus River civilizations. It’s amazing to think how far the technology has come, and yet has followed the same basic principles for thousands of years. It wasn’t until 1596 that the toilet was introduced, but there have been relatively few large changes to the design over the years. Today, plumbing is a multi-million dollar industry.
Key Takeaways:
- We flush our toilets, we drain our drains and we wash our hands without giving a second thought about the technology that allows us to do this so effortlessly.
- The Indus River civilizations created the first sewage system on record. They used underground tunnels, wooden spouts and a grid system that was far ahead of their time.
- Plumbing has exploded into a multi-billion dollar industry that is only continuing to expand. The effort now is to make plumbing available for all of the world’s 7 billion people and we are taking strides everyday.
“We flush our toilets, we drain our drains and we wash our hands without giving a second thought about the technology that allows us to do this so effortlessly.”
