>>>>>I was talking about mnufacturing moved to China while the smarts stayed in the home nation- which would be the case for all the examples you quote.
>>>OK
>>>Now, let's suppose that those "home nations" - Korea and Japan - decide to align with China rather than with the US.
>>>Crazy?
>>>Look again.
>>>If that happens, where did the US' manufacturing base just go?
>>>Hey, Sammie, Victor and Kevin - do you know what a 13mm open end wrench looks like?
>>>No?
>>>Well.. that's the problem.
>>
>>I don't know the difference between a 13mm open end wrench and a pop-tart.
>>
>That's a generational thing.
>When we were teens, we talked about things like compression ratio, displacement, and torque.

Ahhh - who needs displacement? I follow Colin Chapman's logic ... 'add lightness' !! :)

>My grandsons talk about dpi, RAM. GB and MHZ.