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The Monowheel, Italy, 1933 (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 44 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Early 20th century engineering was like the Cambrian Explosion, trying out all kinds of whacky shit until settling into the practical forms we know today.

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

I suspect that in 2123 they'll say the same thing about the internet of the past 25 years.