A chair is what is called an embodied artifact, an extention of the human body. The idea of a chair is a design, a set of instructions, and a period of training and experience, partly held in human memory, partly offloaded to other storage. Animals create and use artifacts/tools also. How are the ideas of these artifacts stored by animals?

Smardzewski, Jerzy. “Antropotechnical Aspects of Furniture Design.” Drvna Industrija 60, no. 1 (2009): 73.

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@wjbeaver Much the way a car is an extremely powerful chair, and a buzz is a high-powered armored bench. Love this post!

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you know what's weird? I was about to ask Mastadon for a movie recommendation. Is it good?

@skanman I saw it a long time ago, overcomig prejudous in the English upper classes by being good at sports.

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