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This is similar to why booster rockets are a certain width — they needed to be moved by trains that went through tunnels carved by the Romans. Those tunnels wer
by mehulashah 2y ago
This is similar to why booster rockets are a certain width — they needed to be moved by trains that went through tunnels carved by the Romans. Those tunnels were the width of two horses pulling a chariot.
- phlummox 2y agoRomans didn't use chariots, except for chariot racing. For military purposes, they used cavalry and footsoldiers. For domestic transport, they used wagons. And as far as I'm aware, they never constructed "tunnels" for transport - are you referring to mine tunnels?
- eep_social 2y agoGP is probably referring to the standard railroad gauge which is alleged [1] to have been derived from the width of roman chariot wheels and which would have driven the train tunnel width in modern times. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-gauge_railway#Origins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-gauge_railway#Origins
- roygbiv2 2y agoThis is a Facebook copy and paste that is mostly nonsense for many reasons. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4818 https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4818
- edent 2y agoYou think that there are Roman tunnels in the USA? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/railroad-gauge-chariots/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/railroad-gauge-chariots/
- mehulashah 2y agoNo, I don’t. That was purposefully tongue-in-cheek.