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Re:Repurposing the cadaver of a spider to create a pneumatic... by eternalban on Saturday July 30, 2022 @08:58PM (#32292022)
> wheels and axles weren't inspired by existing biology.

That suggests the hypothesis that only universally discovered mechanisms (which does not include the wheel and axles) were inspired by natural phenomena.

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Re:Repurposing the cadaver of a spider to create a pneumatic... by eru on Saturday July 30, 2022 @10:41PM (#32292663)
What's a universally discovered mechanism?
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