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I like roundabouts. Whoever invented the roundabout is amazing.

 

Imagine four streams of traffic heading towards each other. They all want to go in different directions, and are about to meet at a point. Oh dear! Big crash, you would think. But no, stick in a roundabout, and all four streams can make heir sweet way in life without barely pausing. Excellent.

 

 

Oh, and with regards to the paperclip, according to Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, by Kalpakjian and Schmid, the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johann Vaaler in 1901. But we all know better than that don't we......

 

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