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FREE-WHEELING
Take the Wheel
Wheel me out
The wheel. Wheel me out. Since the invention of the wheel. Free wheeling. Wheel of Fortune. Wheel of Destiny. Wheel of Prizes. Asleep at the wheel. Third wheel. Fifth wheel. Squeaky wheel gets the oil. Wheel and Deal. Big wheel.
Our obsession with the wheel is that it’s an essential part of our existence. Without it, we would have less motion. Less ability to get from one place to another, less ability for leverage in particular situations, and less ability to interact with other humans. (That might not be a bad thing in some situations.)
Like it or not the wheel shares a lot of responsibility for the current state of human affairs. Well, as much as an inanimate object can share responsibility.
Do you know that Lego is the largest manufacturer of wheels in the world?
So, there are more small plastic wheels than there are large rubber ones. At some level, I like that.
Doesn’t change the fact that, as humans, we are basically shithead morons who would not have moved past throwing rocks at each other if somebody didn’t figure out that round things could make us move toward each other faster and throw those rocks better.
Thanks wheels.
Except, of course in the Star Wars Universe. Humans are still shithead morons, but without all the wheels.
I wonder if the Galaxy Far Far Away has Lego.
Oh yeah, this is a Wordle prompt. But it was yesterday’s so nobody cares.
