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The crucial step is understanding that you can link objects with a bendable but strong connection.
Then you can start innovating applications, such as multiple people working together to move a single heavy object.
Eventually you end up with previously unimaginable applications like horse bridles and ship rigging.
The point of invention isn’t a new tool, it’s a completely new class of tools with an open-ended set of applications that aren’t immediately obvious.
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The crucial step is understanding that you can link objects with a bendable but strong connection.
Then you can start innovating applications, such as multiple people working together to move a single heavy object.
Eventually you end up with previously unimaginable applications like horse bridles and ship rigging.
The point of invention isn’t a new tool, it’s a completely new class of tools with an open-ended set of applications that aren’t immediately obvious.