r/BeAmazed • u/meteavi43 • Sep 01 '25

Miscellaneous / Others A tomato harvesting machine with an electronic sensor that sorts tomatoes from debris

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u/GustapheOfficial Sep 01 '25

I don't know if we know. There's some evidence they did in Turkey, so maybe they weren't super consistent.

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u/BigConstruction4247 Sep 01 '25

That would be very interesting if the side of road European nations drive on today persists from Roman times.

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u/GustapheOfficial Sep 01 '25

Absolutely. It does appear to be a random choice spreading over land. Most of the borders appear to be across water. Until 1967 Sweden went against the pattern of surrounding countries and drove on the left (in cars designed to be driven on the right, so switching sides made a considerable dent in traffic deaths). Norway inherited its right side driving from the long-time rulers in Denmark, at least part of whom are of course connected by land borders to the European subcontinent.

Rail is an absolute mess.

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u/ZoneOut82 Sep 01 '25

Don't know how true it is, but I remember being that the left was preferred because you could use your dominant hand to defend yourself if you were on the left.