Gregory's ServerToday I learnt that a German complained that #cyberpunk2077 used the wrong manhole standardisation. It's beautiful.
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 @realsimon an obscure naming standard I am aware of. We have a manhole cover on our driveway. We also have a motorhome. I found out how much weight the manhole cover could support when I drove over it...    @loewe @realsimon Sicherheit my friend, Sicherheit! What if a car got into an accident due to the weak ass manhole cover? Not only is it a danger to our fellow cyberpunks, the insurance claim against the city would potentially cause even more cost to our public infrastructure and damage our reputation! Think about the economy!   to be extra nerdy: a manhole cover of load class B125 _is_ IMO cleared for use in surfaces with light traffic (such as parking lots for passenger vehicles) and is tested to 125kN load.  @kami_kadse @realsimon Yeah, and you can see them on smaller roads like suburbs where vehicles > 7,5t are neither expected nor allowed to pass through. As for state and federal roads, they'd not be permissible. - I'd love to nerd out about hydrants, but AFAICT that game uses U.S. standards and not DIN if it has any hydrants at all, so my knowledge as former firefighter isn't doing me any good... @realsimon Talking about immersion paradox... "When the level of detail is too high, smaller mistakes will be more distracting" @wildrikku @realsimon So true. I was playing a part of a game set in France but there were clearly German power outlets on the walls. Pretty distracting stuff.  @realsimon As if Night City would care about using the proper standards...   @realsimon The best part of this is that some designer or artist must have actually looked it up but nevertheless got it slightly wrong. And a German noticed. @realsimon @rmd1023 Omg that could have been my German husband. He used to take pics of fire hydrants for fun and when that got boring, he’d do manhole covers.  @realsimon what if it's intentional? Maybe Night City is cheaping out on manhole covers to increase profits? @JaN0h4ck A dystopian city engulfed in crime and corruption. You can't expect them to adhere to safety standards. @realsimon @levampyre @JaN0h4ck being a dystopia is no reason to ignore the sacred scriptures written by the German Institute for Standardisation!  @realsimon @realsimon@mastodon.green    @realsimon@mastodon.green @realsimon Impressively Germanic. Also, super nerdy (in the good way). Only a true nerd would look for that kind of details :D |
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