I thought it was 40K reference at first about certainty of steel
replyI've been saying for years that future archaeologists will wonder at these mysterious emblems they dig up, generally associated with a large deposit of what was once highly refined iron, aluminium and copper. About half a metre wide and 11cm high, made of incredibly durable plastic obviously intended to last for centuries, if not millenia.
replyAnd they'll puzzle over the inscriptions, "G809 BGG", "R420 BRL", "RFS 131Y", "SJ12 EXW", "RE51 CUE" - this on some huge chunk of steel, easily three times as big as the rest, and so many others.
What could they mean?
As a non-American, I don’t even understand today what that means. (And the website linked to isn’t loading, so I don’t have the context from that.)
replyLicense plates vary between countries but this description should be recognisable to most of the world.
replyWe use "AA AA 1234" or variations of that, so the examples did not register as license plates at all. Interesting.
replyRegardless of the content, what other 50x11cm mass produced metal signs are there? I was thinking street name signs, before reading the examples.
replyThe comment described them as made out of plastic, while license plates here are usually made from aluminum, so I was thinking more along the lines of some kind of packaging.
replyI believe those are car license plate numbers.
replyBritish ones of various vintage, with RFS 131Y the oldest of those, from 1983.
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