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This seems to discuss roads and cities… not stairs in a tower. If the direction of the stairs was so important, why isn’t that mentioned? Either is was very ob
by mbreese 3y ago
This seems to discuss roads and cities… not stairs in a tower. If the direction of the stairs was so important, why isn’t that mentioned?
Either is was very obvious to the authors (so not included), or not thought to be an important factor.
- atoav 3y agoAs someone who grew up around medival european castles, the reason is that righthanders with weapons going upstairs will have a harder time using their weapons than righthanders defending the stairs downstairs. When you are inside such a narrow stairway this fact becomes very obvious.
- mbreese 3y agoI understand that this is the prevailing wisdom (and it makes a ton of sense). But that’s exactly what the article is arguing against.