World of Machines

People keep talking about how everything in America is a machine and that it does the work for us. I brought a mechanical pencil to the deaf school the other day and someone was amazed and said, “See, even their pencils are machines! They sharpen themselves!” I tried to deny this, but then I thought about it. Here is a list of things that do work for us that the average Ugandan does not have and has probably never heard of:


Toasters
Cruise control on cars
Washing machines
Dryers
Refrigerators
Mouth Guards
Blenders
Electric kettles
Coffee makers

Fans
Bread makers
Remote controls

Garbage Disposals

Electric Tooth Brushes
Hair dryers
Hot water heaters
Electric can openers
Clap-on-clap-off lights
Air conditioners
Electric irons
Vacuum cleaners
Contacts
Zip-lock bags
Car washes
Microwaves
Electric razors
Braces
Freezers and all the damn food we put in them
Mechanical pencils

So I guess we sort of do live in a world of machines!