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Previously on "What's the biggest change the world has seen in your lifetime?"
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostAs mentioned earlier. Saturn V and Concorde. Not to say we couldn't make them again, but we'd have to start from scratch.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostMaking a sword is easy - just as making a chair is easy. Making an amazing sword that is folded hundreds of times is very very hard.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostMaking a sword is easy - just as making a chair is easy. Making an amazing sword that is folded hundreds of times is very very hard.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostOriginally posted by Arturo Bassick View PostSaw a blacksmith on TV not so long ago make a bill hook from scratch. It didnt even need sharpening to be used (though he did put an edge on it shortly after). It cant be much of a step to make a sword.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostI'll bite. Name one
The only thing I can think of which might qualify is violins whose technique in manufacture has taken a few steps backwards over the centuries. But we can still make them
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Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post
Saw a blacksmith on TV not so long ago make a bill hook from scratch. It didnt even need sharpening to be used (though he did put an edge on it shortly after). It cant be much of a step to make a sword.
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Super slim TVs and Monitors. Do you remember when having a 21" monitor meant you had to use a 10 foot table for the back of it. Also a tv larger than 42" took up half the lounge + dining room.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostA real example... maybe sword-making?
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Originally posted by zeitghostThere are still master sword makers.
In Japan.
Crisp & Sons - Sword Cutlers - Military & Ceremonial Sword Refurbishment, Sword Makers UK
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And we still have the preserved knowledge to revive old skills.
A real example... maybe sword-making?
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostThere are many such examples. Machines we can no longer build because we don't have the skills any more.
The only thing I can think of which might qualify is violins whose technique in manufacture has taken a few steps backwards over the centuries. But we can still make themLast edited by Spacecadet; 19 January 2012, 14:04.
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The biggest impact is the silicon chip. It created a step change in technology which has been the root of all other change and advancement.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostFor me it is the arrival of the dishwasher, the drier, the clothes drier and satellite TV. It means that the wife has more time to do er chores leaving me more time to watch what I want
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For me it is the arrival of the dishwasher, the drier, the clothes drier and satellite TV. It means that the wife has more time to do er chores leaving me more time to watch what I want
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