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[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago (12 children)

The can opener was invented 30 years after the can.

[–] Borovicka@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well, wouldn't it be weird if it was the other way around?

"Yooo, check this out, I made a new invention, it's called a can opener!"
What does it do?
"idk"

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Surely you understand that the remarkable part is the duration between the inventions, not the chronological order.

[–] minimar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Crazy amount of not understanding jokes in this thread.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago

That’s what she said 😏

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean i can invent a time machine opener right now.

[–] BobKerman3999@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago

It's called a screwdriver

[–] Scrath@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The elevator shaft was invented before the elevator. Tom Scott made a video about that

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