01 October, 2011

The Toaster Project

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/09/28/the-toaster-project/

This person tried making a toaster all by himself. Our technology is so specialised now that no single person knows how to make an entire product. The final product cost 250 times what it cost in store. I think it shows the advantages of economy of scale and mass production.

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