• BillyClark@piefed.social
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    7 months ago

    Do French protests always follow tram tracks? Otherwise, it seems like you could just use normal wheels.

    If I just saw the picture and I knew it was a protest, I’d have figured that these people work for the tram and are protesting the tram company.

    • Skunk@jlai.lu
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      7 months ago

      Normal wheels would be much heavier to push. Steel wheel on steel rail is basically zero effort, you just have to plan your protest accordingly^^

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      7 months ago

      Are their tram rails powered? If they are, it could be using that power to cook while moving. I assume they aren’t, at least not the rails but maybe overhead power, but it would be cool.

      • Kirp123@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Tram lines are not powered, that would be a huge safety hazard. Most tram systems use power lines that run above the tracks.

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          7 months ago

          In some places they are powered. It’s generally much more expensive to do safely so it’s only done in historic places where overhead wires would ruin the place.

          I know It’s the case in the centre of Reims for example.

        • harc@szmer.info
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          7 months ago

          And is some more eastern countries (like mine) would make it to easy to steal electricity ;]