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02-17-2014, 03:56 PM | #102 |
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Re: Reasonable later inventions at earlier tech levels
Given the difficulty with maintaining roads, which have significantly looser tolerances than rails, I think you may underestimate the difficulty. Getting rails flat when you lay them down isn't that bad. Keeping them flat once weather has a chance at them is major.
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02-17-2014, 04:01 PM | #103 |
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Re: Reasonable later inventions at earlier tech levels
There's a reason clockwork computers didn't become predominant, and it's not a case of a path not taken -- people actually did develop mechanical computing devices (for example, the Enigma machine). They just have extremely limited potential.
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02-17-2014, 04:02 PM | #104 | |
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02-17-2014, 06:14 PM | #105 |
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Re: Reasonable later inventions at earlier tech levels
*nodding* I remember reading that. It just occurs to me that it might have worked on a larger scale.
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02-17-2014, 06:15 PM | #106 | |
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02-17-2014, 07:09 PM | #107 | |
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02-17-2014, 07:34 PM | #108 |
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Re: Reasonable later inventions at earlier tech levels
Water and feet are much better at adapting to flaws and damage to the underlying surface than rigid wheels.
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02-17-2014, 07:42 PM | #109 |
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02-17-2014, 09:13 PM | #110 |
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Probably not, but the other question is what benefit they'd get. Until you have TL 5+ drivetrains, I'm not sure what you really gain.
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