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IQ drop since 1947 is insane. Imagine husband and wife having a dinner conversation about how automatic transmission works, using a pair of fans to illustrate t
by cat_plus_plus 3y ago
IQ drop since 1947 is insane. Imagine husband and wife having a dinner conversation about how automatic transmission works, using a pair of fans to illustrate the principle? I assume back then it was a commonplace idea that they would be capable of understanding and interesting in these things, else how did the idea end up in the pamphlet?
- SoftTalker 3y agoOn one of Jay Leno's YouTube posts he says something like "an owner's manual used to tell you how to adjust your valve clearances; today they tell you not to drink the contents of the battery."
- bombcar 3y agoThey used to be designed to inform the buyer how to do nearly anything. Now they instruct the buyer to do nothing lest they incur legal liability.