Re:Why They Lost The Wheel (1973)
by lectrick on Saturday February 28, 2015 @11:01PM
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You should really read the article but...
tl;dr It was 20% cheaper to just have a camel, than to also attach a wheeled cart to it, due to the absence of trees. So the camel beat the wheel for economic reasons alone.
tl;dr It was 20% cheaper to just have a camel, than to also attach a wheeled cart to it, due to the absence of trees. So the camel beat the wheel for economic reasons alone.