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I bet you didn't know that this thread would have a part 2
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The Graves Registration Service (US) in WW1 were responsible for cataloging and keeping track of every single soldier buried during the war. There are extensive records of every soldier, which includes their unit, cause of death, location of grave, emergency contacts, etc.
Soldiers were often originally buried in temporary graves (sometimes at a roadside or near the front line where they fell), then, after the war, the soldiers were either re-interred in larger consolidated graveyards donated by the French/Belgian and British governments or were repatriated to the US. Maps of the temporary graves could look like this:
https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2018/11/06/newly-digitized-series-initial-burial-plats-for-world-war-i-american-soldiers/
Zooniverse currently has a project to transcribe the cards which I'm finding incredibly interesting/sad.0 -
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Le Mans 24 Hour race cars are almost all right hand drive, or the driver sits in the centre. There are almost no left hand drive ones.
Reason: Le Mans is a clockwise circuit, so cars mostly go around right hand bends, thus helping the balance of the car if the driver is on the 'corner' side of the car more often. As they turn into the corner, g-forces push the drivers weight towards the middle of the car, not the outside as would be the case with a LHD.
But: As most of the drivers are used to driving LHD, the gearsticks were on the right as well, i.e. between the driver and the door. Made getting in and out every 2 hours a bit awkward, but it's better for driving. Many of them now have paddle shifters, so it's not such and issue, but they still sit on the right.
Here's an example:
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You can see this RHD thing in sports/race cars well into the 1950's even in LHD countries. If you look at Bugatti and Alfa Romeo race cars of the 20's and 30's they're RHD. Ferrari another later example in the 50's. Their "Corsa"(track/race) cars were RHD their "Strada"(street) were LHD. Ferrari's first car to wear his badge.Le Mans 24 Hour race cars are almost all right hand drive, or the driver sits in the centre. There are almost no left hand drive ones.
Reason: Le Mans is a clockwise circuit, so cars mostly go around right hand bends, thus helping the balance of the car if the driver is on the 'corner' side of the car more often. As they turn into the corner, g-forces push the drivers weight towards the middle of the car, not the outside as would be the case with a LHD.
Again because of European tracks tending towards more Right hand bends. Though by the 60's even their LeMans cars were LHD.
Another type of car in the early days you see as mostly RHD in LHD countries were limousines. The idea being that the chauffeur was closest to the path and didn't have to walk around the car to open the door for his passengers.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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You can see this RHD thing in sports/race cars well into the 1950's even in LHD countries. If you look at Bugatti and Alfa Romeo race cars of the 20's and 30's they're RHD. Ferrari another later example in the 50's. Their "Corsa"(track/race) cars were RHD their "Strada"(street) were LHD. Ferrari's first car to wear his badge.
Again because of European tracks tending towards more Right hand bends. Though by the 60's even their LeMans cars were LHD.
Another type of car in the early days you see as mostly RHD in LHD countries were limousines. The idea being that the chauffeur was closest to the path and didn't have to walk around the car to open the door for his passengers.
Jaysus Wibbs, you wouldn't want to have a crash in that thing. Thin tyres, no seatbelts or any kind of bars if you had a roll. It reminds me of Michael Schumacher after he had a spin in a vintage F1 car and he was asked what he thought of it. "Scary" was his reply.0 -
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