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In a similar vein, to drive a black taxi in London you have to pass The Knowledge of London exam which requires becoming a human routing database for over twent
by praptak 7mo ago
In a similar vein, to drive a black taxi in London you have to pass The Knowledge of London exam which requires becoming a human routing database for over twenty thousand streets and landmarks.
- rjrjrjrj 7mo agoMade me think of this as well. If I remember the story I read correctly, they just call it "The Knowledge". What a great name.
- Mordisquitos 7mo agoThere is also a very good TV comedy-drama film of 1979 about some characters working towards passing the Knowledge exam. The film was, of course, called The Knowledge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knowledge_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knowledge_(film) It's available on YouTube (potential geoblocking notwithstanding): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSAAB1ZmudY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSAAB1ZmudY
- cjrp 7mo agoYep, if you see someone on a scooter with a clipboard attached to the handlebars it's quite likely to be someone studying for The Knowledge.
- JKCalhoun 7mo agoI know this from the "Up" series [1] from the late Michael Apted. Tony got his "knowledge" around "21-Up" in the series, became a London cabby by "28-Up" [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_(film_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_(film_series) [2] https://youtu.be/_rQ1V7m0Kfs?t=142 https://youtu.be/_rQ1V7m0Kfs?t=142
- Shorel 7mo agoThe Knowledge is exactly the first thing to get into my mind the moment I read the headline.