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Subject:	Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space
Date:	Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:06:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes: > And the ruts in the roads? > Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match > for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. I always find this story amusing. One, the Romans didn't have war chariots. Two, part of the purpose the Romans had in making paved roads was *not* to have ruts. :-) Okay, okay, they couldn't always use just the paved roads, and Roman supply wagons were likely to be the standard. Unless, the ruts of the war chariots used by the ancient Britons were the standard that the Romans copied! :-O Bruce

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		Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
And to come full circle, the width between LEGO track is... the answer you've all been waiting for... two LEGO horses' asses! And the units used are aptly named; studs! SteveB PS OK it's really 6 studs center to center but it sounded good. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)

		Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
(...) Why don't you think the Romans had war chariots? Or do you mean they just didn't call them "war chariots" but something else. I'm pretty sure the Romans had a military chariot. As for the ruts in paved road, it can happen. I've seen ruts (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)

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		Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
OK this is not exactly on topic but it is very funny and is somehow relavent to Trains, Castle, and Space... Disclaimer: If you are offended buy a small 3 letter word with one "A" and two "S's" just stop reading now. Fair warning.... Does the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)

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