Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by brtkdotse on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:12AM
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> The seeming ridiculousness of the price difference is another way of looking at how hyper-efficient modern mass manufacturing is.
Reminds me of the Planet Money multipart story where they made a tshirt, from scratch. Bought cotton from a farmer, shipped it to a textile industry, contacted a tshirt making company, shipped it to the US.
The bulk of the cost in the end came from transporting the tshirt from the harbor to the store where it was sold.
Reminds me of the Planet Money multipart story where they made a tshirt, from scratch. Bought cotton from a farmer, shipped it to a textile industry, contacted a tshirt making company, shipped it to the US.
The bulk of the cost in the end came from transporting the tshirt from the harbor to the store where it was sold.