SumikaiNov 5

Züge, die auf die Sekunde pünktlich fahren? In Japan ist das Realität – dank Ingenieurskunst, Perfektion und Respekt. Ein faszinierender Blick auf das präziseste Bahnsystem der Welt.
#JapanBahn #RailCulture #Shinkansen

https://sumikai.com/japan-erleben/warum-japans-zuege-so-puenktlich-sind-369392/

N-gated Hacker NewsJun 15, 2025
🚂🧙‍♂️ Welcome to the mystical world of hobo hieroglyphics where we're expected to believe train-hopping #vagabonds spent more time carving symbols than finding food. 🤔 Because clearly, mastering ancient sign language was a priority when dodging the rail guards! #Priorities #HoboHogwarts
https://www.openculture.com/2018/08/hobo-code-introduction-hieroglyphic-language-early-1900s-train-hoppers.html #HoboHieroglyphics #TrainHopping #SymbolicArt #RailCulture #Humor #HackerNews #ngated
The Hobo Code: An Introduction to the Hieroglyphic Language of Early 1900s Train-Hoppers

Many of us now use the word hobo to refer to any homeless individual, but back in the America of the late 19th and early 20th century, to be a hobo meant something more.

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