Older methods better than new technology

[luiza]

The sooner they come clean about anti gravity, the faster we will not suffer soppy Topics like this

 

[Blaster]

The sooner they come clean about anti gravity, the faster we will not suffer soppy Topics like this

This is a very interesting subject in my opinion.

 

[okfine]

I think outside the box which is one of the reasons I have a successful career.

Really? What career is that?

 

[justoffal]

Exactly. It's a different kind of road. It also probably took way, way, way, way longer to construct, and would have been relatively way more expensive.

The Romans incorporated engineering wisdom from subjugated nations. The roads were a marvel of forethought and craftsmanship. They were well footed, well fastened and extremely well drained. Result? There are 2,000-year-old sections that are in excellent shape to this day. Amazing by anyone's standards.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

That's because they used volcanic ash, and thankfully this foresight has allowed many of these majestic structures to survive today.

And sea water

 

[ScorpioRising007]

Today's roads deteriorate at a more rapid pace compared to those of yesteryear.

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Using that crazy logic why don't we just have all roads be dirt and gravel then.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Really? What career is that?

He wont every say, he just tells the forum daily how successful he is

 

[JohnDB]

Roman concrete is inadvertently self healing against cracks because of poor mixing....not because it was really engineered that way. And they are using that technique today in a few instances.

But we really don't want it for everything.

Most potholes are a result of moisture in the under road bed base. Which then causes the bed to settle lower and then the road itself forms a pot hole.

That highway from Boise to Horshoe bend has been notorious for falling apart down the sidecar the mountain since I can remember....that whole military town has issues keeping from being isolated from the rest of the world due to that road disintegrating every year. The military jets can always fly in or out but the highway? Especially in winter it gets very treacherous between the snow and the road just falling apart.

 

[okfine]

He wont every say, he just tells the forum daily how successful he is

Interesting.

He can't remember or what he said it was before.
It's a secret.
He's lying.

It's at least one of those.