At the beginning of the first world war they plotted all military operations using these giant pins. Later in the conflict ‘map pins’ were developed and these ‘land pins’ became obsolete. Another fascinating example of how the horrors of war pushed technology forwards in civilian applications.
Imho joke answers should be against the rules of the sub.
I wouldn’t have known it was metal just from the picture. It looks like a stone bird bath.
Looks like piece of a wheel and an axle from a tractor or a truck or something.
It’s in the centre of France so it’s actually the France axle.
…otherwise it’d just be sparkling wheel shaft.
sparking shaft
I should call him …
What does the top look like?
Marking the exact center of France
i remember seeing somewhere in paris the prime pin
must be around Notre Dame
edit: yes, it indeed is there : point zéro
