Check out Thomas Thwaite's TED Talk on "How I Built a Toaster from Scratch" He mines ore and creates his own steel, copper, and plastic. It just goes to show h

Check out Thomas Thwaite's TED Talk on "How I Built a Toaster from Scratch" He mines ore and creates his own steel, copper, and plastic. It just goes to show how much specialization and trade is required for the simplest of modern technology, and how interconnected our society is. http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_thwaites_how_i_built_a_toaster_from_scratch.html http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_thwaites_how_i_built_a_toast...