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minus-squareKazuchijouNo@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·1 年前I love the detail on the ambulance, even the word “ambulance” is mirrored
minus-squarebrachypelmasmithi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 年前iirc it’s so that the text will appear correctly in the side mirrors of a car ahead of the ambulance but I’m sure there’s more to it than that
minus-squaretherealn000b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 年前Nope, that’s it! Edit: picture of one https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjvM5N7qC4Cg7Hy-RfR-ZQvtIqtmaSCpnZ4gKqJoC3EKCECigRlNkvqL6S&s=10
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前Huh, what country is this ambulance design from?
minus-squareKazuchijouNo@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Is this literally the picture that the artist used as reference? Everything matches, even the blue and red on the side
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 年前It’s because Leonardo da Vinci created the first ambulance.
minus-squareVincent@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前And presumably in the rear-view mirror as well :P
minus-squareInfernal_pizza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Unless you’re James May and forget to mirror the letters themselves: https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/topgear/images/3/37/Top-Gear-James's_Undertaker_Ambulance.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150312140601
I love the detail on the ambulance, even the word “ambulance” is mirrored
Why is it mirrored?
iirc it’s so that the text will appear correctly in the side mirrors of a car ahead of the ambulance but I’m sure there’s more to it than that
Nope, that’s it!
Edit: picture of one https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjvM5N7qC4Cg7Hy-RfR-ZQvtIqtmaSCpnZ4gKqJoC3EKCECigRlNkvqL6S&s=10
Huh, what country is this ambulance design from?
Australia (Victoria)
ah damn, fair enough
Is this literally the picture that the artist used as reference? Everything matches, even the blue and red on the side
It’s because Leonardo da Vinci created the first ambulance.
And presumably in the rear-view mirror as well :P
Oh wow. That makes sense
Unless you’re James May and forget to mirror the letters themselves: https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/topgear/images/3/37/Top-Gear-James's_Undertaker_Ambulance.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150312140601
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