# Write down the amount of time between the discovery of phenomena and its exploitation * Basically, get data for this assertion:[[It takes roughly 20 years to exploit a phenomenon at scale]] <!-- #list/project-ideas --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Write+down+the+amount+of+time+between+the+discovery+of+phenomena+and+its+exploitation) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Write+down+the+amount+of+time+between+the+discovery+of+phenomena+and+its+exploitation) <!-- {BearID:3FA8C067-E46C-4B8D-854B-0B8FDE0A6817-3234-0000859EB7BD9562} -->