On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:02:48 -0500, Swingman wrote:

Actually, there is more than a grain of truth in both. A crappy
mousetrap indeed led to a better mousetrap.

And think were we would be, without the Model T.

I think the appearance of the internal combustion was a foregone
conclusion.Considering all the uses for oil these days and how it
permeates our very lives, The Model T or something very close to it
would have appeared sooner than later.