Tag: ‘fatberg’

13 FEB

We visited the chunk of preserved fatberg on display in London — and it’s about as gross as you would expect

Back in September large chunks of the internet were captivated by the story of a 130-tonne “fatberg” which was discovered in the sewers of east London. The slimy lump of coagulated fat, oil, wet wipes, diapers, and so forth took several weeks to dismantle via a combination of pickaxes, high-pressure hoses and large suctions tubes. […]

13 FEB

We visited the chunk of preserved fatberg on display in London — and it’s about as gross as you would expect

Back in September large chunks of the internet were captivated by the story of a 130-tonne “fatberg” which was discovered in the sewers of east London. The slimy lump of coagulated fat, oil, wet wipes, diapers, and so forth took several weeks to dismantle via a combination of pickaxes, high-pressure hoses and large suctions tubes. […]

12 SEP

Gigantic ‘fatberg’ found under London, weighing same as 11 double-decker buses

Published time: 12 Sep, 2017 11:34 A gigantic ‘fatberg’ – the weight of 11 double-decker buses – has been discovered in an East London sewer. The stomach-churning contents include discarded wet wipes, nappies, fat and oil – in a congealed mass which weighs 130 tons. The 250-meter-long ‘fatberg’ is more than twice the length of […]