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		trhway on Nov 29, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Taming of the Screw (2000) reminded the 198x scandal of Toshiba CNC used to machine USSR submarine screws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba-Kongsberg_scandal The high precision allowed for very quiet screws and that caused all that such a screaming noise back then :) https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/22/opinion/submarined-by-jap...

gregschlom on Nov 29, 2018 [–]

I believe that story is actually mentioned in the article.

gwern on Nov 29, 2018 | | [–]

Ah, so that's what that bit about the TV was alluding to.

petee on Nov 29, 2018 | | [–]

Yes, page 2, second paragraph

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