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Sort of related, I was reading a biography about Ford and after a fire at their factory in 1910 or something, they rebuilt it with "fire walls". Fire walls! Of
by eatonphil 3y ago
Sort of related, I was reading a biography about Ford and after a fire at their factory in 1910 or something, they rebuilt it with "fire walls". Fire walls! Of course our term is borrowed from history. I was surprised. :)
- unwind 3y agoThe term is also used in cars, the wall separating the engine compartment from the passenger cabin. The wiki [1] says: The name originates from steam-powered vehicles, where the firewall separated the driver from the fire heating the boiler. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_(engine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_(engine)
- teachrdan 3y agoA "dash board" was originally a part of a carriage that protected passengers from mud thrown up by dashing horses. https://www.etymonline.com/word/dashboard https://www.etymonline.com/word/dashboard