There's An Episode of Naked Science

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:09 pm

The other point that the narrator made consistently is that these people were technologically smart and sophisticated.

If I recall correctly, a couple of the researchers made that point also.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:25 pm

We like to think that we are so smart but, consider the relative difference between inventing the electric screw driver and the guy who first thought up the idea to have screws and screw drivers at all.

The former is derivative. The latter is innovative.

Cognito · Post by **Cognito** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:41 pm

We like to think that we are so smart but, consider the relative difference between inventing the electric screw driver and the guy who first thought up the idea to have screws and screw drivers at all.

Min, not only were these people ingenious, but they invented things in an environment where they could easily wind up on some predator's dinner menu if they weren't careful. Talk about distraction!

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:53 pm

Minimalist wrote:We like to think that we are so smart but, consider the relative difference between inventing the electric screw driver and the guy who first thought up the idea to have screws and screw drivers at all.

The former is derivative. The latter is innovative.

Yeah, or think about a stone projectile point and the projectile at the tip of a bullet. Same concept, just improved.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:57 pm

they invented things in an environment where they could easily wind up on some predator's dinner menu if they weren't careful

Necessity being the mother of invention!

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:56 pm

Minimalist wrote:
they invented things in an environment where they could easily wind up on some predator's dinner menu if they weren't careful

Necessity being the mother of invention!

Nothing like motive, at it's extreme, to get the brain a ticking.

ravenwing5910 · Post by **ravenwing5910** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:30 pm

Have you ever considered that "laziness is the mother of invention"? I mean really, the hardest workin' guy doesn't slow down enough to think of an easy way to accomplish something. It takes a lazy guy to figure out how to get something or someone else to do it.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:38 pm

I don't know...back then the laziest guy probably starved to death.

ravenwing5910 · Post by **ravenwing5910** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:39 pm

Minimalist wrote:I don't know...back then the laziest guy probably starved to death.

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