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Phil Ronzone (phil@netcom.com) wrote:

: >: As for "no communications", ever hear of the "Spice routes", or the
: >: "Silk Road"?
: >
: >     If you look up "Silk Road" and "Spice Routes," you will find in 
: >the same references the name "Marco Polo," which you will note was
: >also in my message that you quoted.  That's...when...the...
: >communication...began!  Get it??


: Snicker more. Hint - standard railway gauge.

: No, that requires knowledge. Hint, silk road cities with stove
: paving  -- such paving haveing ruts WORN into them inches deep.
: spacing between wheels - standard roman guage.

: Tell me, do you ever use any FACTS?

     Well, Phil, the standard railroad gauge of 4 ft, 8.5 inches
was derived from the Roman WAR CHARIOT wheel spacing.  That is a
fact.  It is also a fact that war chariots were not used for
commercial trading (mighty uncomfortable vehicle for extended
trips).  It is also a fact that the existence of war chariots and/
or commercial trading vehicles says nothing about who or what or
where the war or the trading took place.  
     I know how averse you are to REAL facts but there are many
web sites where you could look up what standards actually are 
and where they come from.  For the ROMAN WAR CHARIOT guage, you
might check, for instance, <http://www.sfu.ca/~ralphbla/railway.html>
and you might learn something.  (But I doubt it.)