My Mother Always Said You Were Trash

Humans waste a ton of stuff, especially here in America. We don't really think about our trash. We take it out, push it to the curb, let the garbage truck collect it, and it never crosses our minds again. However, an estimated $20 billion is locked up inside landfills each year. The average American throws away about 4.4 pounds of trash a day.

We throw away way too much stuff. There's enough steel waste annually that we could level and restore Manhattan. The solution is really to make people aware. We just don't think about our waste. Maybe it's time for us to start.

In Losing Grip on Sinking Ships... Or Cities

Venice is a famous, very well known city. It's visited by numerous tourists this year and it's gorgeous. It's also slowly sinking under the ocean. In the last century, it's sunk 11 inches. There is an average of 100 floods a year. Obviously, this is a problem.





The solution is the MOSE Project, scheduled to begin operating next year. It is a system of floodgates designed to control the flow of water to the Venetian Lagoon. Hopefully this will solve the problem, but there are some doubts. Some people don't want to bother with the project. No one has died yet, after all. Some people don't know if this can be a long-term solution. Whatever the Italian government decides to do, I hope they save this beautiful, historic city.

The Sky is the Limit

The tallest building in the world is a title long-competed for. Back in 1931, three buildings claimed the title in one year. Currently, the tallest building is the Burj Khalifa at 2,722 feet. That leaves us with a question: Just how tall can the tallest building be?

Of course, there has to be a limit eventually. For example, we can't build something that reaches to the moon, because, scientifically, moon hit building and building go boom. Now, how do I feel about this? I very honestly don't care. I am being forced to write this blogpost at gunpoint please send help. Just kidding. But I am sort of being forced to write this. So, I don't care. Cool if we make tall buildings. Doesn't really affect me if we don't.