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Virgin "It's literally cheaper to keep repairing it" vs. Chad "I don't care how 'overengineered' you say this is, the budget is coming from the Emperor himself" (media.piefed.social)
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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Run cargo trucks at highway speed over Roman roads and see how well they hold up.

I'm pretty sure modern traffic does use Roman roads, although extreme grades and an uneven surface limits the possible speeds. This meme is saying the opposite thing, which is that Roman roads were overengineered.

and a horse cart weighs a while lot less than even a compact car.

I question that, even. Juvinal's cart loaded with Ligurian marble would have weighed a damn lot.