Books have been written about the storm drains below the city of Las Vegas, yet we still don’t seem to hear much about the 300km of twisting and turning tunnels which have become the home to hundreds and hundreds of people. Photographer Austin Hargrave took a trip through those tunnels and brought back these images of life beneath a city which breathes glamour and power:
Such a contrast, isn’t it? Think of the buildings above those places – casinos, hotels, restaurants – and the millions and millions of dollars switching hands every given moment. Now look at those pictures again.
Viva Las Vegas. [Environmental Graffiti via Dornob]
Photos by Austin Hargrave
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Monday, January 18, 2010 at 9:56 AMWhat happens when it rains?
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Monday, January 18, 2010 at 11:42 AMRain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to other kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. On Earth, it is the condensation of atmospheric water vapor into drops of water heavy enough to fall, often making it to the surface. Two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to air becoming saturated leading to rainfall: cooling the air or adding water vapour to the air. Virga is precipitation that begins falling to the earth but evaporates before reaching the surface; it is one of the ways air can become saturated. Precipitation forms via collision with other rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud. Rain drops range in size from oblate, pancake-like shapes for larger drops, to small spheres for smaller drops.