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I was especially impressed to see that this was rolled out on an entire 3.5km-long loop, rather than some small localized attraction. It's interesting not just
by tavavex 3y ago
I was especially impressed to see that this was rolled out on an entire 3.5km-long loop, rather than some small localized attraction.
It's interesting not just because of the engineering that was done, but because it shows what 1900 people thought "the future" would be like. I'm guessing they expected moving sidewalks to become common around cities by now.
- layer8 3y agoI suspect the scale was necessary because the mechanism only works as a loop, and only allows limited curvature unless you make it a perfect circle, in which case it's just a rotating platform.
- timeon 3y ago> to become common around cities by now Mass production of cars changed many things and directions.