Workers Uncover Underground Chamber Sealed for over a Century Near National Mall

[pythonguython]

They found a small hole with nothing in it and someone decided to write an article about it?

[jandrese]

It's more exciting than that. It used to have water in it. Ok, that isn't very exciting either.

[darknavi]

Haven't you seen National Treasure? Who knows what sort of eye wear sits behind those bricks!

[pfdietz]

Maybe they were trying to appeal to tankies.

[bell-cot]

The subtitle is more honest:

> The dry cistern was discovered by construction crews...

So it's more interesting than (say) a section of disused drainage pipe, but not by much.

Coolest thing about the article, IMO, is the photograph of https://www.si.edu/castle

[sybercecurity]

Someone get Nic Cage on the phone, we have a sequel to make!

[erickhill]

Geraldo Rivera would like to live-stream entering it for the very first time during prime time for all the world to see.

[ta1243]

I was thinking Ben Stiller

[munchler]

Calling this a "chamber" seems like a stretch. A chamber is a kind of room, but a cistern is just an underground tank.

[hinkley]

I clicked hoping it was a prohibition era hidden room at least, but no it’s just a fucking water tank.

Don’t even feel guilty about the ad blocker they guilt tripped me about.

[complianceowl]

Wait 'till the find my septic tank 500-years from now.

[tyberns]

Lucky they found it safely and it wasn't discovered by a worker falling in it

[wmab]

clickbait title

[erickhill]

After reading the subtitle 100% agreed.

[j1mmie]

Dan Brown about to write an entire book about this

[tiahura]

If they think a 200 year old cistern is newsworthy, what would they think about the ones at Knossos or Tel Megiddo?

[0xdeadbeefbabe]

Workers also noticed the meowing and scratching noises stopped.

[solardev]

That'd be a great level in the next Fallout

[downboots]

Good place to hide something