Untapped Cities

Why Are Manhole Covers Round? An Official Answer

As the story goes, there’s a famous job interview question first used by Microsoft: “Why are manhole covers round?” Our latest episode of The Untapped New York Podcast covers many of the famous and ...
Forbes

That Video Of A Young Man Pushing Up A Manhole Cover And Getting Knocked Down Into The Void By A Passing Vehicle Provides Stout Lessons For AI Self-Driving Cars

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Have you been asked about manhole covers in any of your recent ...
IFLScience

What Do The Patterns And Words On Manhole Covers Mean? And Why Are They Round?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Untapped Cities

NYC Manhole Covers: History and how They're Made

How many manhole covers are there in New York City? How are they made? Where do they lead to? In an episode of The Untapped New York Podcast we go over manhole covers 101 and discuss why New Yorkers ...