Re:Death of an Engineer: Attention-Seeking has Killed Invention
by tkahn6 on Friday January 27, 2012 @07:57AM
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> British small garage sports cars (Ariel Atom; Bristol; etc etc)
British small garage sports cars are uniquely European? You've completely misunderstood my point.
Re:Death of an Engineer: Attention-Seeking has Killed Invention
by DanBC on Friday January 27, 2012 @08:11AM
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Eh?
There are these types of small sports car makers across europe: Gillet; Spyker; comarth; sergio bartola; etc. Move up to bigger brands and you have ferrari, lamborghini, Koenigsegg etc.
This wide range of car makers, from all across Europe, produce cars of a similar style distinct from Asian or US makers.
Champagne; whiskey; other (often regionally protected) foods.
Sabatier knives (when made of the right steel in Thiers); Sheffield Steel knives
British small garage sports cars (Ariel Atom; Bristol; etc etc)
I don't know how to say this in the style of HackerNews, but I feel the need to anyway: Your ignorance of other nations is weakening any point you have.
> What tangible products are uniquely American?
There are plenty of examples. Certain other cars; some guitars; bourbon; shaker style furniture. That's a list off-the-cuff; with a bit of research I'd be able to find a few more.