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[โ€“] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So Doc could build a steam powered refrigerator, could rebuild a fuel injection manifold in a month given 1880s tools, didn't even think to build a carburetor. In the same amount of time it took him to make railroad wheels and do all the other things they needed for their little scheme.