why it took 200,000 years to invent the wheel
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 Published On Sep 24, 2022

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Humanity invented the harp before we invented the wheel. Wild. In this video, Sabrina explores why it took humanity so long to invent the wheel and challenges her friends to redo it in a day.

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CREDITS
Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Production Assistance by Chantele Viens
Video Editing by Joe Trickey
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Special Thanks to Taha Khan, Melissa Fernandes, and David W. Anthony

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Anthony, D. W. (2010). The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world. Princeton University Press.
Gambino, M. (2009, June 17). A salute to the wheel. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc...
Staff, F. M. (2017, March 7). DK science: Machines. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from https://www.factmonster.com/dk/encycl...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. (2022, August 24). simple machine. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from Encyclopedia Britannica website: https://www.britannica.com/technology...
Wolchover, N. (2012, March 6). Why it took so long to invent the wheel. Retrieved August 26, 2022, from Scientific American website: https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 oooh so edgy lmao
00:13 paying the bills
01:35 how long did it take to invent the wheel
02:19 do you know what the wheel is
03:28 send in the clowns begins to play
05:02 why the wheel took so long to invent
06:28 when plans fall apart
07:27 the delusions settle in
08:43 why the wheel took so long to perfect
09:52 melissa doesn't know what a tractor is
10:59 they made thing
12:16 let's try and break them
12:52 melissa DEFINITELY doesn't know what a tractor is
13:00 testing the bare minimum
14:21 how the wheel spread
14:38 whoa was that a drone shot?
15:17 call melissa ferrari
15:35 how the wheel change transport
15:55 ngl this was not a well designed test
17:39 don't reinvent the wheel. engage instead.

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Welcome to the joke under the fold! Here's one about a fun story on set:

At some point Melissa stole one of Taha's wheel's during the build... he worked tirelessly to catch up.

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