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How to Downsize a Transport Network: the Chinese Wheelbarrow
Fascinating article from my new favorite geek website. A study of an overlooked technology and how subtle design differences allowed a secondary transportation network to emerge in the east as both Rome and Chinese infrastructure declined with their respective empires.
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Thanks for that link. This website makes a person think outside the box.