I wonder sometimes what would be the oldest extant word based on technology no longer in use. Taping an interview? Dialing someone? https://twitter.com/hels/status/679059633949011970 …
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Replying to @mwichary
knots? the use of a knotted rope to determine the speed of a boat or ship.
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Replying to @zer0jack
Oh, you mean “knots” as in measure of speed? That’s pretty good.
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Replying to @mwichary
yeah, the knotted rope was in use for three centuries, at least as far as the records go, but we stopped using it in the mid 19th C. we still use knots today as the unit.
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I initially wanted to say "stylus" but though we no longer use clay or wax for writing, we still use the tool for various purposes.
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Replying to @zer0jack
Yeah, like “tablet” and other things this feels like a different category of reuse.
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