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A piece of metal in the center of France used as a garden table. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by aurele to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At the beginning of the first world war they plotted all military operations using these giant pins. Later in the conflict ‘map pins’ were developed and these ‘land pins’ became obsolete. Another fascinating example of how the horrors of war pushed technology forwards in civilian applications.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

Imho joke answers should be against the rules of the sub.