The pencil
Pencil sharpener
Abacus
Brick
Bob
On Tue, 10 Feb 1998 18:23:49 -0600 Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
writes:
>John McEwen wrote:
>
>> Can anyone suggest other devices in common use which have remained
>true to
>> their first principles since inception. I would suggest that 50
>years
>> should be the minimum time consideration. I don't include the
>concept as
>> the basis but rather the actual mechanism.
>
>Probably a mousetrap.
>Could be the incandesent light bulb.
>Arguably the women's corset (and they're coming back!)
>Definately the Toilet!
>--
>Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?)
>
>
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