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gaius on May 8, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why the US can beat China: The Facts about SpaceX ...

Sure it has. But that's always been the case. Why didn't the Ancient Greeks have steam engines? Well they did! But since they had slaves, it was never worth developing them further.

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jmaygarden on May 8, 2011 [–]

20 AD isn't exactly ancient Greece, is it? That's Roman Empire territory. Of course, that doesn't really affect the point of your statement.

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