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I often think about how the simple machine of the screw is such a profound and impactful invention. From furniture in our home to the home itself to spacecraft
by lordswork 3y ago
I often think about how the simple machine of the screw is such a profound and impactful invention. From furniture in our home to the home itself to spacecraft we have sent into the cosmos, the screw has been quietly holding our world together for millenia.
- lordswork 3y agoIt was invented in 400 BCE by Archytas of Tarentum, a Greek philosopher (the father of mechanics).
- ncr100 3y ago> "The hip of Trigonopterus oblongus .." Screws are also found in nature, like this weevil uses a screw 100 million years ago, to move a joint allowing it to cling onto plants more robustly. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonopterus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonopterus
- BizarroLand 3y agoNature has always been a great source of inspiration for invention. For instance, "If we had the sun at night then it wouldn't be so hard to see things!" (Fire, Lightbulbs, LEDs...)