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>> “If Henry Ford had asked people what they wanted, they would have told him faster horses” I don't buy that, many people probably would have said that they w
by itronitron 8y ago
>> “If Henry Ford had asked people what they wanted, they would have told him faster horses”
I don't buy that, many people probably would have said that they wanted a horse that doesn't poop
- whoopdedo 8y agoOr eat. Or die of old age. And I was going to say he delivered on that. Except now the horse poops carbon monoxide and eats gasoline instead of oats. But while cars also don't live forever except with great care, they do at least have a longer lifespan than a horse.
- ktpsns 8y ago> [cars] do at least have a longer lifespan than a horse. (1.) "The Antique Automobile Club of America defines an antique car as over 25 years of age" [Source: Wikipedia, Oldtimer] (2.) "The modern domestic horse has a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years" [Source: Wikipedia, Horse] Pretty much any car doesn't reach the age of an oldtimer. It is scrapped long before. We live in a throwaway society which produces tons of waste. Horses are pretty cool.
- whoopdedo 7y agoThe lifetime of carriage horses is much shorter. One source I read says it's less than 11 years.