Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster — from scratch
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Posted on 01. Sep, 2011 by Office Refurbishment Surrey in office partitioning surrey
© 2011 Office Refurbishment Surrey. All Rights Reserved.
Internet Marketing by ireally
Schindlabua
01. Sep, 2011
Needs more arm waving
TungstenOrWolfram
01. Sep, 2011
“If you want to make a birthday cake from scratch, you must first create the universe.” ~Carl Sagan
CalvinJGreen
01. Sep, 2011
Only in the free market can all of these resources and tools that go into such ordinary products be made available exactly when they are needed and when it is cost effective. No one person had to delegate all of the labor that went into every piece of this keyboard; it was made possible all through the price system. Which I think is absolutely amazing.
YoLninYo
01. Sep, 2011
if you need to make a toaster, all you need is some pottery clay, dexterous hands, and heating element (assuming you live in a world where there is electricity).
If you you are talking a post apocolyptic scenario, then I’d just go with a solar something or other. This talk exposes the biases of our “experts” today. These people are IDIOTS and they’re leading us down a fucking dead end.
I mean, if you’re making it from scratch, WHY IN THE FUCK would you make it like GE does? WTF!
billyo2009
01. Sep, 2011
He should have tried to make a Toastmaster – that only takes a few years – but you have to keep still.
baronmorris
01. Sep, 2011
@BlitzWing00
non-zero-sumness is so often overlooked, especially by the people who celebrate capitalism and demonize leftists as socialists. Collaboration is the key to all the wonders of civilization. Even language is a product of collectivized effort. Duh, right?
BlitzWing00
01. Sep, 2011
@Chronosaur I think this video also demonstrates that we got to where we are today by working together. No one person can do it alone from scratch. That as a species, the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts.
SEThatered
01. Sep, 2011
@raydredX
Soon to be everywhere…
raydredX
01. Sep, 2011
5:34 WHERE IS THAT AWESOME RIVER!?
Oh it’s where I live….
exploreformore
01. Sep, 2011
It’s true that if it’s not farmed it’s mined!
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Chronosaur
01. Sep, 2011
@Picodroid I’m surprised how many haters you get with this talk. Yes it may be an obvious point, yes it may be an old idea, but if you put it in context by actually DOING something – like making a toaster – you can step back and get some perspective on just how far we’ve come as a species. I think that’s amazing.
Picodroid
01. Sep, 2011
So… if I’m an eccentric weirdo who achieves nothing other than bother people and waves my arms around on stage for 11 minutes while appearing to be under the influence of some kind of drug I can get a video on TED? This did nothing but prove the already obvious point that human technology as we have today is highly advanced, even for simple everyday object.
instereovideos
01. Sep, 2011
@christo930 I guess you shouldn’t have posted a comment that suggested otherwise then. Then I never would’ve corrected you.
christo930
01. Sep, 2011
@instereovideos that was my point, you haven’t told me anything I didn’t already know. I was being sarcastic.
instereovideos
01. Sep, 2011
@christo930 Yeah, but whether or not it’s a new idea has… nothing to do with what I explained to you.
christo930
01. Sep, 2011
@instereovideos That it isn’t a new idea.
instereovideos
01. Sep, 2011
@christo930 OK… but how what does that have to do with what I just told you?
christo930
02. Sep, 2011
@instereovideos Read the short story I, pencil. It was written in the 50’s. This not a new topic.
instereovideos
02. Sep, 2011
@christo930 But that’s the point of the talk. He’s showing us how dependent we are on the rest of society… if he would have made a perfect toaster, his point would have been ruined. It also strengthens his point even more that he had to use the leaf blower and the microwave etc. The toaster was a colossal failure, but the talk was an amazing success.
Mornys
02. Sep, 2011
“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.” — Carl Sagan
Surely applies to toasters too.
Chethan256
02. Sep, 2011
And how much does your toaster cost if you sold it? $1 million
lyons7486
02. Sep, 2011
His point wasn’t to make a toaster it was to show how many people [smart people] it takes to make a simple toaster…
thelozenges
02. Sep, 2011
if got existed I would thank him for smart people
Brewmaisterwolfy
02. Sep, 2011
that is amazing
GeekProdigyGuy
02. Sep, 2011
He didn’t cheat, he set out to build this as if he were every single one of the laborers who contributed to a <4 pound (currency) toaster. This project shows better how many man-hours go into each toaster, not how many man-hours went into the uncounted inventions required.
As for his methods and why he’s at TED — simple, he actually *did* it. Even if you know the theories and processes, you still haven’t went out and tried it. I’m sure if you did, you’d encounter more problems than planned for
xxxslapmesillyxxx
02. Sep, 2011
We have three guineas. And I show this video to my wife now she wants a hello kitty gage where can I get this gage
bestfwiends4eva
02. Sep, 2011
‘Our senior citizen’ Loool so cute
mikeno95
02. Sep, 2011
i LOVE your cage and your guinea pigs.
riboflavinization
02. Sep, 2011
Your house might be haunted o.o
asherelladust
02. Sep, 2011
God bless you! Your guineas are spoiled I just got one and am trying to learn some little tricks for him. He is very small and still a baby!
hamsterlover123100
02. Sep, 2011
if it is a he and she they mite be playing around together
try getting another house for them
hails12298
02. Sep, 2011
ok for mojo i think her cage is up to high mayb she is scared of hights?
XXxmslovekillsxXX
02. Sep, 2011
how much does all if this cost?
MegaMAG14
02. Sep, 2011
Try sleeping in the same room as Mojo see if theres a difference
ratttygirl
02. Sep, 2011
Wow what lucky guinea piggies to have such a wonderful, caring mummy like you. Well done on being a top pet owner
LeagueOfDillon
02. Sep, 2011
mojo may have been rumbling or purring im not sure though
toaster467
02. Sep, 2011
im gessing u like hellokitty
TheJTshow202
02. Sep, 2011
you said extra fleas
PieMister02
02. Sep, 2011
Tupperware ftw
cutexguineaxpiggy
02. Sep, 2011
AAAWWW It sounds SOO cute when you say HII MACMAC!!! At 00:07
cutexguineaxpiggy
02. Sep, 2011
try leaving a radio on with talking people no music. It helps for our dog..
bobertfrank
02. Sep, 2011
Ok for mitzi get another hiding place cuz mojo looks like the one he’s on is his, and Mitzi needs somewhere she can hide in and feel safe in.
erinnwardo
02. Sep, 2011
Thumbs up from me
five stars
Warriorcat666
02. Sep, 2011
Not trying to be a copy cat, but I made my cage kinda like yours, because your cage is pure awesome! That is a 5 star rating to me. Thumbs up if you agree!
schnuffelfan4ever
02. Sep, 2011
you have an awesome cage!! I’m getting 2 free guinea pigs with the cage and everything but I want stuff really cheap for them. . . do you have any ideas?
I also have no running space for them because I have dogs and one will decide it’s a squirrel with a short tail and we don’t want it in the house. I could put gates up because she’s afraid of them but I’m afraid I’ll scare the guinea pigs. I could let them roam the kitchen but my mom would go nuts
kragion
02. Sep, 2011
I loved your vids and I will subscribe…
clinav98
02. Sep, 2011
You have great videos,do you think you could make one of where you get your accesories and supplies for your guinea pigs? And how you clean the cage? Thanks,clinav98
cloveralison
02. Sep, 2011
Small animals with cloveralison is my facebook page plezz like and so we can have a world on pets!!!!!!!
purplefizz9091
02. Sep, 2011
What kind of wood shavings can you use for guinea pigs
guineapiglover5220
02. Sep, 2011
Why don’t u make more videos there really good