You know those emails that we receive, and found it interesting because it passes? For then, The following is one of those. I do not know the veracity of the information, I do not know the author of "research", but if true could be very interesting.
How interesting…
A pure example of how we have to adapt to the attitudes or decisions.
The gauge of railways (distance between 2 rails) in the U.S. is 4 this step 8,5 inches!
* Why this number was used?
Because this was the gauge of railways as American English and were built by the British, this measure was used.
* Why the British used this measure?
Because companies Spanners who built wagons were the same who built the wagons before the railroads and used the same tooling of the wagons.
* Why measures (4 this step 8,5 inches) for carts?
Because the distance between the wheels of the carts should fit the old roads of Europe that had this measure.
* And because this measure tinham?
Because these roads were opened by the Roman Empire when their achievements and these measures were based on ancient Roman chariot.
* And that measures the chariots were well defined?
Why were made to accommodate 2 Rear horses!
Finally… Or ônibus American space shuttle uses 2 fuel tanks (SRB – Solid Rocket Booster) which are manufactured by Thiokol in Utah. The engineers who designed them wanted to make it wider, but had the limitation of the tunnels of the railways where they would be transported, who had their measures based on gauge line.
Conclusion: The most advanced engineering world in design and technology is based on the size of the Roman horse's ass!
Contribution friend Othon. The culprit of sending the e-mail. :)
Brilliant.