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Which only makes more sense for the New York to be heated by a network of pipes.

Portions of NYC are heated by pipes. ConEd operates the largest commercial steam system in the world.

>Today, Consolidated Edison operates the largest commercial steam system in the world (larger than the next nine combined).

Huh, neat.

A series of tubes, you say?

I never understood why it was so funny. For me it was good first order of approximation of how internet works.

We actually do pipe some stuff around and it flows from one place to another.

Is the series of tubes so hilariously unimaginable for Americans?

It’s not a truck.