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Well, you wouldn't have to worry about your daughter in Pakistan, you'd be whistling your way to the bank to cash your dowry by now, and she'd be a man's property for life.
I study people's jobs for a living, looking at what makes them sick or broken. I've looked at everything from explosives handling to naval ship rebuilding. One thing is for sure, our work is cleaner- but it's also a thousand times more costly, and it creeps unsustainably slow. It's fascinating to watch these guys make a meaningful part out of so little, and carry it out so quickly. I don't want to know how young they were when they went completely deaf, or who takes care of them if they lose their eyesight. But the forged axles they're making here out of what looks like railcar running gear (surely colonial salvage) end up looking like serviceable parts in the end. I don't know how they calibrate their eyes, but there are no apparent numbers involved. A chalk line is what, .200" thick?
I study people's jobs for a living, looking at what makes them sick or broken. I've looked at everything from explosives handling to naval ship rebuilding. One thing is for sure, our work is cleaner- but it's also a thousand times more costly, and it creeps unsustainably slow. It's fascinating to watch these guys make a meaningful part out of so little, and carry it out so quickly. I don't want to know how young they were when they went completely deaf, or who takes care of them if they lose their eyesight. But the forged axles they're making here out of what looks like railcar running gear (surely colonial salvage) end up looking like serviceable parts in the end. I don't know how they calibrate their eyes, but there are no apparent numbers involved. A chalk line is what, .200" thick?