> "where would our technology be if we had continued improving on simple things like the plow, without using combustion engines"
The bicycle, I guess.
Thank god for bicycles. We could use more inventions like that.
The bicycle, I guess.
Thank god for bicycles. We could use more inventions like that.
https://www.ft.com/content/9084f6ad-6146-4b38-8e7c-faf850f90...
> The bicycle's invention has had an enormous effect on society, both in terms of culture and of advancing modern industrial methods. Several components that eventually played a key role in the development of the automobile were initially invented for use in the bicycle, including ball bearings, pneumatic tires, chain-driven sprockets and tension-spoked wheels.
"The bicycle is unique in that it's engine is also it's cargo."