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Here's a few examples of what I'm talking about a fan motor dieing a washing machine leaking and finally a can opener breaking. Why do physical things break over time.

Here's a few examples of what I'm talking about a fan motor dieing a washing machine leaking and finally a can opener breaking. Why do physical things break over time.

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I have an old Milwaukee 1/2” drill, made in the 60’s. That thing will break your fucking wrist it has so much torque. It was my 1st wife’s grandfather’s. It still runs great. I found it in his old shed we were tearing down, wasn’t used in probably 20 years, and still runs strong. That thing is solid. I mean, the thing weighs about 15 pounds. Made in America when tools were made to last. I’ve mixed thin set, grout, drilled through 60 year old concrete like butter. I have a new Hitachi 1/2” drill and it feels like a child’s toy compared to this relic. Also, the original Pyrex is virtually unbreakable. Her mom had some of grandma’s baking dishes and I dropped one on porcelain tile and it just bounced. As it was falling, I thought “She’s going to kill me”. It chipped the tile, but the dish was fine. I just read a story recently about a bar doing some remodeling and ripped down a wall, behind it was a lightbulb from the original marquee that was still lit. The place was remodeled in the 50’s, so this this was lit for at least 70 years and still shining bright. Things were built to last, until the jews pointed out that you don’t make money selling well made products, as you only have to buy it once. Just like the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t make money curing people, just treating them over a lifetime.

I love this post. Old tools are the best - as are old hardware stores with wooden floors and bins of nails and old guys standing around the counter who all have suggestions for doing your project.

Sadly, we live in a society where everything's disposable.

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Pyrex is an example of a company that had to decrease the quality of their product to keep the business alive. They were legit indestructible. But you can't sell new unbreakable stuff to someone who still hasn't broken their original.