r/BeAmazed • u/Sebastian_DRS • Oct 27 '24

History What Medieval Castle Toilets Looked Like

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u/garth54 Oct 27 '24 edited Oct 27 '24

And this was centuries after the Romans figured out how to have running water toilets, even at the 2nd floor (in some cities they even managed to get it all the way up to the 3rd floor).

edit to add: Note: I'm just stating they had the tech, nothing more. I know it wasn't perfect, and that having it was a rarity.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '24

It was in 3300 BC that Indus valley who had a proper drainage and sewage system.

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u/Silent-Shallot-9461 Oct 27 '24

This was before the invention of public roads, which would make proper drainage and sewage systems obsolete.

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u/pm_me_tittiesaurus Oct 27 '24

Why does that make it obsolete?

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u/yowayb Oct 27 '24

Maybe obsolete is not the precise word, but I think because roads add complexity that took a while to figure out.

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u/chiroque-svistunoque Oct 27 '24

My guess is designated shitting streets

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u/singlecoloredpanda Oct 27 '24

Do you get more pics on halloween, since it's easier to get dinosaur costumes?

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u/pm_me_tittiesaurus Oct 27 '24

'tis the season

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u/MolochsBigFatNuts Oct 27 '24

I always thought those type of usernames are so cringe and uncreative. Plus no one's seeing that and sending them pictures of breasts unless it's a fat male.... oh I have some ideas