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Today I Learned (TIL)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago

The wheel as a tool is an abstract, mathematical contraption that takes a couple of conceptual steps to get there, especially when you put an axle in there.
This, on the other hand... this is something quite immediate, tactile, instinctual.