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[goeduck]

I never understood why Europe is considered a separate continent from Asia. From what I've read it's more cultural than geographic.

I think you are correct. Otherwise, it would probably be considered a peninsula.

 

[ning]

Not obvious at all. I never understood why Europe is considered a separate continent from Asia. From what I've read it's more cultural than geographic.

Yes it's properly the eurasian continent; splitting it at the urals is pretty ridiculous; we may as well split north america at the rockies while we're at it

 

[cqaigy2]

Yes it's properly the eurasian continent; splitting it at the urals is pretty ridiculous; we may as well split north america at the rockies while we're at it

Dibs on calling this side North America.

 

[California]

Dibs on calling this side North America.

or Real America!

 

[Topzide]

Way off topic now!

 

[two_bit_score]

Way off topic now!

Off of reality anyway, in regards to Cali and the west coast being anything like Real America.

 

[Renze]

Each truck is probably 25k for 100k combined. The west coasters can run 105,500 with enough axels. Axel weights aren’t a one size fits all but using general standards he could run 20k each on the truck axels, 34k on the drive axels, more if he used the drop axel and 12.5k on the steer axle. Spread axel trailers can haul more weight than regular tandems since they’re farther apart and that’s basically what he has. You could also run wider tires to get more than 12.5k on the steer axel. That’s more of a dump truck thing though.

Interesting. In Europe you get 9 ton on a non driven steering axle, 19 ton on a driven tandem, 11.5 ton (23k lb) on a driven single rear axle.

Exceptions are e.g. here in Holland where you get 11.5 ton on every permanently driven axle if the axle distance is 1.8m or more, which leads to 46 ton (101412 lb) 8x8 dumptrucks.

 

[Renze]

Russia is a part of Europe, has been for centuries and I did believe that was obvious.

No its not obvious, as on most of its borders it is surrounded by countries that are considered Asian (China, Mongolia, the whole bunch of countries ending on -stan) and ethnically, Russian people live 1000 miles around Moscow, the vast majority to the east are Asian race. (77% of the population is of Russian ethnicity, however they live in 20% of the total territory around Moscow, and the emigration combined with low birth rates of ethnic Russians make it possible that they become a minority in their own country)

I learned in school that Russia was Asia. One could debate however, whether the European-Asian border lies on the west, or the eastern border of Belarus and Ukraine. The population of both countries have spoken on what they see themself belong to, which isnt accepted by Russia, leading to the current state of affairs in the region.....

===correction edit: Experts say that Russians can become a minority in their own country, it isnt the case yet

Russia’s Demographic Collapse Is Accelerating

Most countries are slowly recovering from the disastrous demographic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Russia is not. Instead, as new data shows, the Russian Federation has resumed its long-term demographic decline (see EDM, September 13, 2016), a trend likely to intensify and...

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[Renze]

or Real America!

Amerigo Vespucci explored South America and the Gulf of Mexico...

Isnt the term "Americentric" contradictive, as well as a confirmation of its own concept ?

 

[goeduck]

No its not obvious, as on most of its borders it is surrounded by countries that are considered Asian (China, Mongolia, the whole bunch of countries ending on -stan) and ethnically, Russian people live 1000 miles around Moscow, the vast majority to the east are Asian race. (Russians are an ethnic minority in Russia)

I learned in school that Russia was Asia. One could debate however, whether the European-Asian border lies on the west, or the eastern border of Belarus and Ukraine. The population of both countries have spoken on what they see themself belong to, which isnt accepted by Russia, leading to the current state of affairs in the region.....

Interesting. I never really paid much attention to the location of Moscow.