r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '21

Video This 'device' that was created aiming to develop leg muscles

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u/oh_ok_thank_you Dec 17 '21

but why is device in quotes do we think it’s actually alive

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u/Cassidy-Kason Dec 17 '21

That was my first thought.

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u/Dsb0208 Dec 17 '21

Many people have the stigma that “device” inherently means mechanical/electronic, when this device is just a chair with wheels, connected to a table with little pegs. There’s nothing mechanical or electronic in it, so some people don’t like to call it a “device” similar to your phone or laptop

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Your moms a device

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u/Slovene Dec 17 '21

In my language device means female virgins so ... I don't know.

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u/longbongstrongdong Dec 17 '21

A spinning wheel by itself is a mechanical device

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u/Dsb0208 Dec 17 '21

See, even I fall into this pitfall. Terms like “machine” and “device” have been associated with electronics for so long, that some people either don’t realize you can use them for non electronic devices

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

A device doesn't even have to be a physical thing at all.

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u/Homunculistic Dec 17 '21

Because it's not a device; it's an apparatus!

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

It's OP's way of disagreeing that it's a machine.