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> Like a world that never got past the horse and buggy At lunch one day a colleague explained that the size of the space shuttle could be linked to the width o
by mch82 4y ago
> Like a world that never got past the horse and buggy
At lunch one day a colleague explained that the size of the space shuttle could be linked to the width of two horses walking on a Roman road :-)
One of my favorite lunch breaks of all time.
- qup 4y agoGive us the recap
- mrec 4y agohttp://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html I'd be very leery of trusting the specifics too much. E.g. the reference to "Roman war chariots", which are not a thing the Romans ever used. Snopes entry: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/railroad-gauge-chariots/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/railroad-gauge-chariots/
- qup 4y agoNice, so dude was actually just reciting an email FWD he studied to sound interesting. God, I had forgotten about those email FWDs. The old people I know totally abandoned email.
- KyeRussell 4y agoThat’s a bit cynical and dickish. Maybe he just read it, found it enjoyable, and remembered it? God.