{"id":98662,"date":"2026-02-26T02:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=98662"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:12:43","slug":"the-hidden-engineering-of-niagara-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/02\/26\/the-hidden-engineering-of-niagara-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7mdvEtmo1pM?si=9FLyCfLiB-wVETy3\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Practical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p>All the things I love about Niagara Falls<\/p>\n<p>The same thing that makes Niagara Falls impressive for tourists (the big drop) makes it valuable for power and a major challenge for shipping. 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