The
photo on the right brings a drill bit I’ve used (well, I attempted
to use) only once. By the appearance, sale’s label, impressive
packing, all those commercial misguiding features, it is a masonry
drill bit. It didn’t drill into the concrete wall, it overheated
in less than 10 seconds - and collapsed. Plastic deformation it is
called, I believe.
So,
for this ‘made in China’ product, is there anything else beside
the idea of masonry drill bit which is built into it? I would like
that only one percent of Chinese population (that is, only about ten
million Chinese) read the following excerpt from the Non zero,
The logic of human destiny book by Robert Wright (Vintage Books,
2000):
Actually,
the ‘ideas’ that go into designed goods are only one of the
reasons their value so exceeds the value of their raw materials. The
other factor is labor - the meticulous assembly that subtle design
often entails. Together, these factors encourage long-distance trade
by giving practical items a property once confined to germs, silks,
and other exotics - a high ratio of value to mass. Along with
falling costs of transport, the rising ratio of value to mass has
been a basic elevator of trade in recent centuries.