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I've been saying for years that future archaeologists will wonder at these mysterious emblems they dig up, generally associated with a large deposit of what was
by ErroneousBosh 2mo ago
I've been saying for years that future archaeologists will wonder at these mysterious emblems they dig up, generally associated with a large deposit of what was once highly refined iron, aluminium and copper. About half a metre wide and 11cm high, made of incredibly durable plastic obviously intended to last for centuries, if not millenia.
And they'll puzzle over the inscriptions, "G809 BGG", "R420 BRL", "RFS 131Y", "SJ12 EXW", "RE51 CUE" - this on some huge chunk of steel, easily three times as big as the rest, and so many others.
What could they mean?
- setopt 2mo agoAs a non-American, I don’t even understand today what that means. (And the website linked to isn’t loading, so I don’t have the context from that.)
- msdz 2mo agoI believe those are car license plate numbers.
- xnorswap 2mo agoBritish ones of various vintage, with RFS 131Y the oldest of those, from 1983.
- ErroneousBosh 2mo agoMy old Volvo 340GLE 1.4, first car after I passed my driving test. Awesome things, engine at front, gearbox at back, 50/50 weight distribution, enough torque to break traction if provoked, inoffensive enough not to freak out your girlfriend's dad. Perfect car for a 20-year-old.
- Arch-TK 2mo agoLicense plates vary between countries but this description should be recognisable to most of the world.
- FinnKuhn 2mo agoWe use "AA AA 1234" or variations of that, so the examples did not register as license plates at all. Interesting.
- addandsubtract 2mo agoRegardless of the content, what other 50x11cm mass produced metal signs are there? I was thinking street name signs, before reading the examples.
- FinnKuhn 2mo agoThe comment described them as made out of plastic, while license plates here are usually made from aluminum, so I was thinking more along the lines of some kind of packaging.
- ErroneousBosh 2mo agoIn the UK they're incredibly high quality perspex, to the extent that if you need to make up some small HV insulators that won't be subjected to a lot of mechanical stress you could do worse than chop up some old numberplates.
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- ceejayoz 2mo ago"We believe they served some kind of religious purpose."
- ErroneousBosh 2mo agoI mean, <gestures at car culture>...