Why Sweden Rocks part IV - inventions
Sweden has given the world ball-bearings, safety matches, adjustable wrenches, seat belts, Tetra paks, Volvo and Saab. It also makes and exports Absolut vodka, which is a bit ironic because the Swedish word for someone who doesn't drink is "absolutist". Ikea, of course, is also Swedish. If the Swedish social democrats created the welfare state, commonly referred to as the "home of the people", then Ikea furnished it.
posted by Jeff @ 7:41 AM
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