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My dad used to refer to something he called "Scottish engineering", which meant you start a project with good intentions but just end up swearing frequently and throwing everything in the fire lol
I mean, the Scots invented paved roads, tires, bicycles, steam engines, penicillin, postage stamps, television, radar, and universal standard time so they must have been doing something right.
A global industrial empire probably helps a bit for those things.