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You can still rotate the entire chariot. There’s a vertical axis of rotation through each wheel. Think about how you can rotate a wheelbarrow by rotating the en
by journalctl 7y ago
You can still rotate the entire chariot. There’s a vertical axis of rotation through each wheel. Think about how you can rotate a wheelbarrow by rotating the entire thing at once. The tire doesn’t spin, but you’re still rotating.
- romaaeterna 7y agoHarder to do that with a 4 wheeled cart.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoThe object we're discussing is a two-wheeled cart.
- romaaeterna 7y agoNot in the earliest record, presumably the only eyewitness account.
- Grustaf 7y agoPerhaps he meant a fixed axle, so both wheels have to turn at the exact same rate. Still doesn’t make much sense though, it would be incredibly inefficient to have to lift up the statue every time the road changes direction ever so slightly.