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Yeah no. You know it's bullshit when they lead with the classic "Appian Way" comparison. Even more hilarious, comparing it with an area that gets snow! Sure, t
by AceJohnny2 3y ago
Yeah no. You know it's bullshit when they lead with the classic "Appian Way" comparison. Even more hilarious, comparing it with an area that gets snow!
Sure, the Appian Way has lasted thousands of years, but that's because it's in a moderate climate, that never freezes, on stable ground, and with (very) light traffic.
Author has no civil engineering background.
But if all they wanted was to ragebait, success!
- throwway120385 3y agoThe other hilarious comparison is showing a picture of an asphalt laying machine that can do miles and miles of it per day next to a picture of a guy pounding a cobblestone into a garden path with a hand tool. At least do a proper comparison: https://pavetool.com/collections/optimas https://pavetool.com/collections/optimas
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoIt also didn't last thousands of years. Most of the road that's still in use was a parallel road built in the 1700s. The sections of old road that are usable have been completely rebuilt. Some sections of the old road that haven't been completely rebuilt near Rome are tourist attractions and they aren't remotely driveable by a car.