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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.
Generally speaking, specific items from a ruin should go to !historyartifacts@lemmy.world
Illustrations of ruins (or their reconstructions) should go to !historyillustrations@lemmy.world
Photos of ruins back when they were functioning should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world
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Surprisingly simple! I grew up near an old towpath that was converted into a hiking trail.
The rope configuration keeps it straight despite the horse being 'off-center'.
Fascinating. Thanks for the images!
These are great! Thanks Pug!
Also, when horses weren't available, people would pull the boats.
I figured the rudder would also be used to keep the boat straight.
Did these guys really walk directly behind these horses? Do they die when the horse freaks out and kicks?
Well probably just kept an eye on it from the boat.
The real killer was when you approached a canal tunnel a few miles long with no side path. You'd send the horse on ahead to the exit of the tunnel with a rider, and then you and two of your besties would lay back against the top and sides of the boat with your feet against the tunnel arch and walk the boat through in pitch black darkness.
Yeah there was a post on Lemmy some time back about people doing this. You’d think they would keep a lantern handy for such an occasion though.
muchos gracias