Coolest dick-measuring contest: Bologna had 180 towers in the 12th century (hexbear.net)

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[-] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 27 points 7 months ago

you-are-a-serf I left my tablet on the ground floor, be a dear and retrieve it for me

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago

when did paper planes were invented?

[-] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago

2000 years ago in some-controversy

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 27 points 7 months ago

Baloney

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

that's where they stored all the really long cured meats.

today, the construction and consumption of large, novelty size baloney sandwiches has moved to the mid-western US during the annual Ford Summer Sales event in Topeka, Kansas.

Last year, native son Biffinauld "Big Biff" Sinkovic defeated previous record holder [5 stray dogs] by consuming 14.1' of baloney sandwich in 5 minutes before abruptly dying.

he is survived by his son, Mayor "Little Biff".

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

I love you

[-] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 26 points 7 months ago

"Mama mia! I make-ah a big towerini! Itssa so big!"

"Paisan! I will make-ah and even bigger tower to show you up Luigi!"

"Oh yeah! Well I will make an even EVEN bigger toweroni!"

[-] context@hexbear.net 26 points 7 months ago

The construction of the towers was quite onerous, the usage of serfs notwithstanding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towers_of_Bologna

internet-delenda-est

[-] axont@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

Italians attempting to escape Italy vertically

[-] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 18 points 7 months ago

Literally my Minecraft saves when I was a kid

[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 17 points 7 months ago

It must've looked so cool madeline-sadeline

[-] a_party_german@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 13 points 7 months ago

I imagine if you don't have a/c that top room has to be the best place to relax on a hot day

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

Nah, it's probably the cellars

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago

no view in a cellar though

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

except for my large collection of lewd tapestries lighted by candles which are slowly carbon-monoxide-poisoning me making my cellar the ultimate erotic self-asphixiation goon&wine cave

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

you had me at lewd tapestries

[-] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

Make it boxed wine and you can call it the goon & goon cave

[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 7 months ago

What, heat rises

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

The temperature goes down the further away you get from the surface

[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 7 months ago

I don't think that effect is significant for the height of an old tower. Bigger factor is wind.

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

Both are factors, speaking as someone who has been on a roof in a hot place before

[-] booty@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

See in the bottom left corner the two smallest towers? You know the guy in the second smallest one is going "hah! what a loser, look at that pathetic lil tower"