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minus-square@Aurenkinlink62•edit-21 year agoLike back in the day when the Romans would have the engineer stand underneath the bridge while it was tested. EDIT: Seems like this was just a myth and not an actual thing
minus-square🧋 Teh C Peng Siu DaiBlinkfedilink16•1 year agoSounds good, the finance, political and oil industries should adopt this practice too. Stock market crash - wall street culling time! 🥳
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•1 year agoDrive a single 18-Wheeler (hundreds in a day, whatever) over any ancient road or bridge you’re thinking of and you’ll see how false this statement is.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•11 months agoSurvivorship bias. All the shit they made that didn’t last fell apart in 20 years, so it’s not around anymore for us to gawk at.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilink10•1 year agoThat sounds interesting, I did a quick search and couldn’t find any good sources for it. Do you mind linking yours?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•1 year agoIt’s actually a common misconception. Here’s a good article which debunks that. TLDR there’s no true historical evidence that this ever happened.
minus-square@Aurenkinlink2•1 year agoNo source, just something one of my professors said once. After some googling seems that it’s just a myth though and not actually true as far as I could find.
minus-square@jballslink-1•1 year agoThat’s ok. I think interesting history is always better than accurate history. At least that’s what Genghis Khan always said.
Like back in the day when the Romans would have the engineer stand underneath the bridge while it was tested.
EDIT: Seems like this was just a myth and not an actual thing
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Sounds good, the finance, political and oil industries should adopt this practice too. Stock market crash - wall street culling time! 🥳
Drive a single 18-Wheeler (hundreds in a day, whatever) over any ancient road or bridge you’re thinking of and you’ll see how false this statement is.
Survivorship bias.
All the shit they made that didn’t last fell apart in 20 years, so it’s not around anymore for us to gawk at.
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That sounds interesting, I did a quick search and couldn’t find any good sources for it. Do you mind linking yours?
It’s actually a common misconception. Here’s a good article which debunks that. TLDR there’s no true historical evidence that this ever happened.
No source, just something one of my professors said once. After some googling seems that it’s just a myth though and not actually true as far as I could find.
That’s ok. I think interesting history is always better than accurate history. At least that’s what Genghis Khan always said.