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I share your sense of wonder at everyday objects. The essay “I,Pencil” captures this rather poignantly. https://cdn.mises.org/I%20Pencil.pdf https://cdn.mises.

I share your sense of wonder at everyday objects. The essay “I,Pencil” captures this rather poignantly. https://cdn.mises.org/I%20Pencil.pdf https://cdn.mises.org/I%20Pencil.pdf

CTDOCodebases 3y ago
Thanks for posting this. I saw a video[0] with Milton Friedman in it that quoted this essay but didn't understand it's origin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tHtpac5ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tHtpac5ws
buildsjets 3y ago
Very interesting. I had never seen that, but had seen this other essay which is clearly based on it, which supposes the complications that might arise if the FAA required pencils to certified for aviation use. I think it's a lot funnier than I, Pencil. http://www.rstengineering.com/rst/articles/tsodpencil.pdf http://www.rstengineering.com/rst/articles/tsodpencil.pdf
GeorgeTirebiter 2y ago
Whenever I think of "I, Pencil", for some reason, I think of John Wick.