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yitchelle
on Sept 26, 2014
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The Invention Machine: Cleveland Duo Churns Out Id...
I can be cynical and say that the invention of the wheel did not look like much to the cavemen either..
icebraining
on Sept 26, 2014
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Paraphrasing Carl Sagan, the fact that some great inventions were laughed at does not imply that all which are laughed at are great inventions.
psykovsky
on Sept 26, 2014
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But it shows there is a real possibility for a laughed at invention to be great.
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