In 2010, Thomas Thwaites decided he wanted to build a toaster from scratch. He went into a shop, purchased the cheapest toaster he could find, and went home and deconstructed it .

There were more than 400 components laid out on his floor.

It was not easy for him to find different materials and build the Toaster and the homemade toaster ended up looking more like a melted cake than a kitchen appliance.

And this was just because of his starting from scratch approach .

The Toaster Project is an example of how we often fail to notice the complexity of our modern world. When you buy a toaster, you don't think about everything that has to happen before it appears in the store.

When you are dealing with a complex problem, it is usually better to ...