One of the most fascinating videos I’ve seen in a long time. It’s simply mind-blowing how complicated the seemingly simple task of developing a Chinese typewriter actually is, when you think about it. Typewriters are so commonplace in the West that we just kind of take them for granted, but developing a device that can produce tens of thousands of different 汉字 which can mix together elements in varying shapes and sizes is a near-impossible engineering problem.

Also, Jeremy Fielding is a must-follow if you’re into engineering, the guy’s a bonafide genius, and I just love listening to him speak, he seems like such a cool person.