Plumb Like an Egyptian

Did you know that rich and distinguished ancient Egyptians were honored with plumbed-in lavatories in their tombs? We suspect these might actually have been a temporary convenience afforded the builders left behind to seal the tomb from the inside, however.

And here's another one: Copper - the principal material used in modern plumbing work - is the same thing Egyptians used 3000 years ago to lay their own pipe. It only took us a few millennia to come up with PEX - a flexible, and less expensive, alternative.

Ok, now dance.

Steve Martin, King Tut



And The Bangles, Walk Like an Egyptian