Local anaesthesia and heron’s aeolipile: what they have in common
- Step 1. Local anaesthesia — uses — Syringe. Injections.
- Step 2. Syringe — is part of — IV drip. A needle.
- Step 3. IV drip — uses — Gravity flow. The solution flows under gravity.
- Step 4. Gravity flow — is used in — Water wheel. Falling or flowing water turns the wheel.
- Step 5. Water wheel — evolved into — Turbine. The water turbine evolved from the water wheel.
- Step 6. Turbine — evolved from — Heron’s aeolipile. The aeolipile is the oldest ancestor of the steam turbine.