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Yes, sometimes technologies are forgotten, and sometimes they didn't catch on because there were some complicated gotchas The space pen vs. pencil story comes
by raverbashing 5y ago
Yes, sometimes technologies are forgotten, and sometimes they didn't catch on because there were some complicated gotchas
The space pen vs. pencil story comes to mind, and it seems silly they wouldn't use a pencil except that it is a dust hazard, a short-circuit hazard (especially if you're using circuits more densely packed) etc
- t_mann 5y agoThe space pen vs pencil story is a classic example of a story that catches on because it sounds great, except that it isn't really true when you look more closely. Another classic is the historic tulip bubble, which was far more contained in reality than people tend to assume (there was a price crash, but the financial fallout was largely limited to a few families who could mostly afford it).