Actually, oxen are much more strong than horses, and easier feeders as well. What horse-pulling made a big difference for was speed, such as coaches and wagons and sleighs.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Mar 22, 2006 10:11:36 am PST #5600 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Fred Pete - Mar 22, 2006 10:11:49 am PST #5601 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
the entertainment value political corruption has for Chicago and state residents.
...as well as residents of nearby states.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 10:12:36 am PST #5602 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
actually the lathe bugs me.
I think the problem there is the picture they used. Wood lathes, like the one shown, are fine tools for making elegant table legs, but not much that's really vital. Metal lathes, though, make things like screws, which are important.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 10:14:10 am PST #5603 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
such as coaches and wagons and sleighs.
And plows.
Nutty - Mar 22, 2006 10:14:47 am PST #5604 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
the lathe bugs me. It is cool, but I'm not really sure how it changes anything.
Well, baseball bats would be pretty funny looking without the lathe. Also, chair legs. Yeah, it's a stretch.
Printing press definitely belongs.
Let's be fair and say "movable type". People have been printing for ever so long, but the idea of taking small pieces of printable stuff and reassembling them over and over in different order to create a larger document -- that's a big deal.
What's a chisel useful for? I mean, besides creating sculpture? And splitting logs, I guess. Seriously, I don't use a chisel in my everyday life, so examples would help.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 10:15:40 am PST #5605 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm a bit peeved that "watch" is on there instead of "clock."
Sean K - Mar 22, 2006 10:19:01 am PST #5606 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
What's a chisel useful for? I mean, besides creating sculpture? And splitting logs, I guess. Seriously, I don't use a chisel in my everyday life, so examples would help.
Well, it used to be used to shape blocks of stone in masonry, didn't it? Now they have better ways of doing it, but it was an important tool in masonry for a long time.
Gudanov - Mar 22, 2006 10:20:42 am PST #5607 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I read that letter once and got all excited in a bad way. On a second reading, I start to question if it's really real, but sadly I suspect it is.
Not my representative, but she is a representative in the local area. Missouri isn't supposed to be like this, this is supposed to be a Kansas sort of thing.
tommyrot - Mar 22, 2006 10:29:29 am PST #5608 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
actually the lathe bugs me. It is cool, but I'm not really sure how it changes anything. sped things up, but change?
I think there's bunches and bunches of far more complex machinery that cannot be made without metal lathes. So, you know, leading to the industrial revolution and all that....
beth b - Mar 22, 2006 10:29:47 am PST #5609 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
chisels - think of them as non powered routers. tthey take away controlled amounts of materials - so better joints can be made - slideing panels- and shapeing things like musical instruments . they are a major step up from a a saw, ax or hammer. However, on the list? not so sure.