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Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space
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Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:40:33 GMT
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Leonard wrote:
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> > 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. :-)
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> 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 several inches deep in solid rock caused by the repetitive erosion
> from wagon train wheels here in the US.
When I drove a Renault LeCar for a while, I was very aware of ruts in
the highways. It had a sufficiently narrower wheel spacing that it would
ride either on the left or the right hand side of the lane. Every once
in a while, it would lurch over to the other side...
Here in Portland Oregon, it's pretty clear concrete can get ruts. I've
never seen such bad ruts on a highway...
Frank
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