Message:I am reminded of the US sending a needle to the Swiss circa 1880 to show how well they could drill a hole for the thread in something as small as a pin. The Swiss sent it back after they machined a hole from end to end, turning the pin we sent into a pipe.
But now does anyone buy a watch?
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Can mankind beat the machine? Ask John Henry. Yes, but at what cost?
The real shock should have been, the German seeing the machining of US plane was crap. Yet still it was flown, still it was flown by the thousands.
The ants can beat the lion.
Yours,
IronRed
14-Nov-2025