On the subject of reinventing the wheel. The Differential Gear in automobiles solves the fundamental problem of two adjacent wheels traveling at a different speed. Alas there is no device that would allow two parallel individuals or two parallel nations move smoothly together. Inevitably there is a mechanical, or worse, the emotional friction. Take a look at the 1930s video explaining the principles of the gear.
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- Three White Piano Songs
- Psoy Korolenko & Daniel Kahn – Yiddish Song to Stalin
- אביתר בנאי – כלום לא עצוב
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