Sewer

Sewers transport wastewater from buildings to treatment facilities. Sewers are pipelines that connect buildings to horizontal 'mains'. The sewer mains often connect to larger mains, and then to the wastewater treatment site. Vertical pipes, called manholes, connect the mains to the surface. Sewers are generally gravity powered, though pumps may be used if necessary.

Sewers in fiction

The theme of traveling through, hiding, or even residing in sewers is a common cliché in fantasy role-playing games, video games and, to a lesser extent, movies. Some titles that include this cliché are the Mario series, Deus Ex, Dark Cloud 2, The Matrix, Resident Evil 2, The Shawshank Redemption, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many materials related to the influential Dungeons and Dragons game. The darkness, maze-like layout, separation/connection with the city overhead (not to mention the slime) create a perfect environment for fantasy adventure. The odors and health concerns that would surround sewer travel in real life are often not addressed or are downplayed in these titles. A well-known urban legend is that of giant alligators or crocodiles residing in sewers, especially of major metropolitan areas. The sewers under Vienna serve as the setting for the climactic scene in the film The Third Man. Sewers are also used in the novel Les Misérables as a setting for escaping and pursuit following a lost battle.

Related Topics:
Cliché - Role-playing game - Video games - Movies - Mario - Deus Ex - Dark Cloud - The Matrix - Resident Evil - The Shawshank Redemption - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Dungeons and Dragons - Urban legend - Vienna - Climactic - The Third Man - Les Misérables

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~