He ran this experiment using a hand cart before he built the engine! “Fail fast” circa 1800
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Indicative of
@nntaleb's point on tinkering/trial-and-error and not needing to understand *how* something works before doing it. -
Yes, although on other points, Trevithick explicitly needed theoretical input from science. Seehttps://rootsofprogress.org/science-and-steam …
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And the bicycle (with a wheel turned by pedals with cranks) wasn't discovered until 60 years later.
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Ahh, well this reminds me of the engine wheel adhesion tester used by William Hedley (it was part of last Xmas' Invention Quiz in the New Scientist, by yours truly):https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co26703/hedleys-experimental-model-for-testing-adhesion-model-adhesion-tester …
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Not the easiest thing to explain, but this was the answer I wrote up:pic.twitter.com/JRsDAQRKF8
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It’s easy to forget how non-obvious most things are. Having a kid offers some reminders.
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Wow, I love this!
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