Or this quote from Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars: "We're like dwarves in a waldo[.] One of those really big waldo excavators. We're inside it and supposed to

Or this quote from Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars: "We're like dwarves in a waldo[.] One of those really big waldo excavators. We're inside it and supposed to be moving a mountain, and instead of using the waldo capabilities we're leaning out of a window and digging with teaspoons. And complimenting each other on the way we're taking advantage of the height." We don't even realize what is possible with our current technology.