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minus-square@ChicoSuavelink12•5 months agoThe invention of the screw would change the oil industry forever. It reduced the manpower needed and replaced much of the manpower with ox driven mills. It would also herald one of the first anti technology slogans: “Got screwed out of my job” None of this is true but it sure is fun.
minus-square@PugJesusOPlinkEnglish3•5 months agoWell, the screw bit is true. The screw press was revolutionary in wine and olive oil processing and invented around this time.
The invention of the screw would change the oil industry forever. It reduced the manpower needed and replaced much of the manpower with ox driven mills. It would also herald one of the first anti technology slogans: “Got screwed out of my job”
None of this is true but it sure is fun.
Well, the screw bit is true. The screw press was revolutionary in wine and olive oil processing and invented around this time.