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Re: we're not so different
Rui Correia wrote:
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>
> just like nobody invented the wheel, for all the fairy tales one hears
> baout this famous invention! Anything roughly round rolls down on an
> inclined plane or if force is applied to it! Fruit, nuts etc. The moment
> the first cavemen stepped on a round stone and it rolled away under his
> weight - the wheel was invented.
No. For several millenia the wheel that made a difference was the
potter's wheel, not the wagon wheel. That had to be an invention.
Carrol
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Jayson Funke Fri 23 Feb 2007, 15:44 GMT
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Rui Correia Fri 23 Feb 2007, 13:45 GMT
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