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Peter_L
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colwyn500
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Isn't it incredible what humans can do when they have to?
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Penman
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| colwyn500 wrote: | Isn't it incredible what humans can do when they have to?
I am amazed. by that. |
It is worth looking up the history of The steamships of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia.
Entire ships taken up mountains from the railhead. This is just one of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ollanta
Some built in Britain then after all parts marked for fitting back together, disassembled and shipped over.
Was this the first Flat Pack shipping experience?
I doubt it, I can envisage the Romans inventing the Flat Pack idea.
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peter scott
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Bitumen Boy
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| Penman wrote: |
Was this the first Flat Pack shipping experience?
I doubt it, I can envisage the Romans inventing the Flat Pack idea. |
I have a feeling that the Romans did indeed "flat pack" some things for transport - timber parts of their forts and suchlike, I think. If not then the Normans definitely brought their early timber castles over all ready to assemble. |
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Peter_L
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| Bitumen Boy wrote: |
I have a feeling that the Romans did indeed "flat pack" some things for transport - timber parts of their forts and suchlike, I think. If not then the Normans definitely brought their early timber castles over all ready to assemble. |
Re Normans "Flat Pack" http://www.ancientfortresses.org/norman-timber-castles.htm
I wonder if they ever had a few nails left over when they finished ? |
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