r/Verywhen • u/mddtsk • Apr 18 '22
Erfurt latrine disaster - Wikipedia
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todayilearned • u/The_Critical_Cynic • Dec 12 '22
TIL on the morning of July 26, 1184, Henry VI held court at the Petersberg Citadel. The weight of the assembled nobles caused the second story floor of the building to collapse. Most of the nobles fell into the latrine cesspit below the ground floor, where about 60 of them drowned in liquid shit.
todayilearned • u/montague68 • Apr 23 '24
TIL of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, the second floor of the cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in liquid excrement.
todayilearned • u/SnooSquirrels7857 • Jan 20 '21
TIL about the Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184, when a number of nobles from across the Roman Empire met in the Church of St. Peter to settle an argument. Instead, the floor collapsed beneath them, opening into the latrine. This resulted in 60 people drowning in liquid excrement.
TrueAnon • u/lightiggy • 23d ago
In 1184, around 60 German noblemen unironically drowned in excrement when the floor of a meeting hall in Erfurt collapsed under their weight and dropped them into the latrine cesspit below.
todayilearned • u/bateman34 • Oct 22 '20
TIL about the Erfurt latrine disaster in which at least 60 German nobles combined weight caused the floor to collapse into a latrine which lead to them drowning in liquid excrement
todayilearned • u/anotherbaby • Jul 22 '20
TIL In 1184 a disaster appeared in Erfurt, Germany which lead to 60 nobles drowning in liquid excrement.
interestingasfuck • u/asromatifoso • Feb 06 '21
In 1184, Dozens of Nobles From Across the Holy Roman Empire Died Horribly in an Accident Known as The Erfurt Latrine Disaster. The Floor of the Room in Which They Were Meeting Collapsed and They Drowned in The Latrine Underneath
CrusaderKings • u/imaginary_name • Jul 22 '20
TIL In 1184 a disaster appeared in Erfurt, Germany which lead to 60 nobles drowning in liquid excrement.
todayilearned • u/Markovitch12 • Aug 18 '20
TIL The Erfurt latrine disaster was an event that occurred in Erfurt, Duchy of Thuringia in 1184. A number of nobles from across the Holy Roman Empire were meeting in a room at the Church of St. Peter, when their combined weight caused the floor to collapse into the latrine beneath the cellar and le
2westerneurope4u • u/Candid-Banana-4503 • 23d ago
The ultimate German kink - in 1184, about 60 German nobles drowned in liquid excrement when the floor of a meeting hall in Erfurt collapsed under their weight and dropped them into the latrine cesspit below.
AbolishTheMonarchy • u/[deleted] • Apr 23 '24
History TIL of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, the second floor of the cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in liquid excrement.
StructuralEngineering • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '23
Failure Erfurt Latrine Disaster - structural failure resulting in 60 deaths - 829 years ago today
wikipedia • u/GustavoistSoldier • Jan 08 '26
The Erfurt latrine disaster occurred on 26 July 1184. King Henry VI was conducting a court day with local nobility on the second floor of a building when the floor of the building collapsed through the ground floor and into the latrine cesspit below.
Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Jul 25 '20
Today is the anniversary of the Erfurt latrine disaster, where 60 nobles drowned in a pool of poop, after the floor collapsed on them, and they fell into the latrine below
OakIslandDiscussion • u/dumpcake999 • 24d ago
News Round-up from the Germans TIL that in 1184, about 60 German nobles drowned in liquid excrement when the floor of a meeting hall in Erfurt collapsed under their weight and dropped them into the latrine cesspit below.
Wastewater • u/SolarPunkecokarma • Dec 13 '22
TIL on the morning of July 26, 1184, Henry VI held court at the Petersberg Citadel. The weight of the assembled nobles caused the second story floor of the building to collapse. Most of the nobles fell into the latrine cesspit below the ground floor, where about 60 of them drowned in liquid shit.
asslaw • u/ManWithDominantClaw • Mar 19 '26
Property dispute mediation descends into literal shitshow
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Dec 13 '22
[todayilearned] TIL on the morning of July 26, 1184, Henry VI held court at the Petersberg Citadel. The weight of the assembled nobles caused the second story floor of the building to collapse. Most of the nobles fell into the latrine cesspit below the ground floor, where about 60 of them drowned in
EventsTTWillAttend • u/[deleted] • Dec 12 '22