In A.C. Clarke's 1953 story "Jupiter Five", the astronauts investigating a huge ancient alien space ship bring -- and have apparently trained with -- "spring-loaded staffs" to cushion falls. Pogo sticks.
A 饝惔饝惗饝悷饝惗 (hiti) is an ancient Newah urban water feature: a stepped, sunken courtyard with waterspouts and a central pool. These are fed through a remarkable network of pipes, reservoirs, and irrigation systems drawing water from mountain springs dozens of kilometres away. Every day, hundreds of people from the neighbourhood come to draw water, bathe, and exchange news. They are a unique and precious feature of Newa urban architecture through which neighbourhoods are created.
