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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pezpunk" data-source="post: 50338" data-attributes="member: 951">i hate to be "that guy" but i am unable to restrain myself from pointing out that the phrase "broke the mold" refers to the practice of destroying the tool you used to create a thing in order to insure its uniqueness -- the phrase is meant to express that there will never be another one like it.  using it to refer to something groundbreaking and influential is a common mis-application of the idiom.  these machines we're talking about are sort of the opposite of breaking the mold: metaphorically, the "mold" these groundbreaking/influential machines were cast from would go on to be extremely well-used in the future.  now, on the other hand, Orbiter might be a good example of a machine whose creators "broke the mold", if only to ensure nothing followed in its footsteps.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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