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Re:Why did the peoples of the New World fail to invent the w... by stcredzero on Sunday May 17, 2009 @03:02PM (#613784)
In mountainous, rocky terrain? Hike much? There's a reason why backpacks are used on hikes, and not wheelbarrows.
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Re:Why did the peoples of the New World fail to invent the w... by r7000 on Sunday May 17, 2009 @05:40PM (#613972)
Indeed. The travois (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travois) was invented in the Americas and was widely used even after the introduction of the wheel post-contact (in the fur trade for example) where no reliable roads existed.
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Re:Why did the peoples of the New World fail to invent the w... by Angostura on Thursday May 21, 2009 @02:36PM (#620884)
Yes, thanks - I've hiked quite long stretches of the Inca trail... I reckon you can get a wheelbarrow along without too much trouble (pulling it, anyway).
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