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vermontdevil
on March 18, 2016
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Let me tell you about the Egyptian engineers.
They didn't even have wheels.
skeuomorf
on March 18, 2016
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This is not entirely true, ancient Egyptians used chariots in warfare, which they originally picked up from the Hyksos [0].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariotry_in_ancient_Egypt
brashrat
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yeah, but how can you call yourself an engineer if you don't even have at least the urge to reinvent the wheel? :)
mikeash
on March 18, 2016
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"Why are you doing that? Don't reinvent the wheel." "What's a 'wheel'?"
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They didn't even have wheels.