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I have a presentation to make and while i somewhat recall the connection between the space shuttle and the Romans, I can't remember what part of the space shuttle it was.
What i'm talking about is : there is a part of the spaceshuttle (payload compartment?) that had to be redesigned to fit onto a truck to be shipped from where it was manufactured. The truck axle is a particular size because it stems from the railroad car axles, which are a particular size because of the width of the railroad track, which is a particular width because of the ruts in the road which fit the axles of wagons which were designed to fit within the width of the early roads, which were made that size to fit 4 Roman soldiers walking abreast.
Or something to that effect. It's the cute little example of how standards come into being and how they continue to affect things long after.
Although I'm told that modern ISO came into play as a result of WWII military weapons standards, this other one is more dramatic.
Can anyone help out with the correct version???
What i'm talking about is : there is a part of the spaceshuttle (payload compartment?) that had to be redesigned to fit onto a truck to be shipped from where it was manufactured. The truck axle is a particular size because it stems from the railroad car axles, which are a particular size because of the width of the railroad track, which is a particular width because of the ruts in the road which fit the axles of wagons which were designed to fit within the width of the early roads, which were made that size to fit 4 Roman soldiers walking abreast.
Or something to that effect. It's the cute little example of how standards come into being and how they continue to affect things long after.
Although I'm told that modern ISO came into play as a result of WWII military weapons standards, this other one is more dramatic.
Can anyone help out with the correct version???