I would suggest that an ax is pretty darn near what it was when it was
made of stone.
On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Robert Allen wrote:
=%OJohn McEwen wrote:
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=%O> Can anyone suggest other devices in common use which have remained true to
=%O> their first principles since inception. I would suggest that 50 years
=%O> should be the minimum time consideration. I don't include the concept as
=%O> the basis but rather the actual mechanism.
=%O
=%OProbably a mousetrap.
=%OCould be the incandesent light bulb.
=%OArguably the women's corset (and they're coming back!)
=%ODefinately the Toilet!
=%O--
=%OBob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?)
=%O
"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
John J. Peloquin
Molecular Biology &
Biochemistry
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UC IRVINE
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