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Jul 2026 ·
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Toothpicks, sticks, logs.
The right tool changes with scale. You wouldn’t crane toothpicks, and you can’t hand-carry logs.
Three panels: a person bending to pick up toothpicks by hand, a person carrying a bundle of sticks, a crane lifting a log
As scale grows, the right tool changes: toothpicks are gathered by hand, sticks are bundled and carried, and a log needs a crane.
by hand
bundled, carried
by crane