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->''"The Jatravartids are... unique in being the only race in history to have invented the aerosol deodorant before the wheel."''

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->''"The Jatravartids are... Jatravartids...are unique in being the only race in history to have invented the aerosol deodorant before the wheel."''



* In ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1'', there's the alien race mentioned which invented the aerosol deodorant before the wheel, so at least for some time, they'd fit this trope. In their case, it's [[RuleOfFunny amusingly]] {{justified|trope}}, since they're a species with fifty arms, so dealing with armpit stink would take fist priority for their culture.

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* In ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1'', there's the alien race mentioned which invented the aerosol deodorant before the wheel, so at least for some time, they'd fit this trope. In their case, it's [[RuleOfFunny amusingly]] {{justified|trope}}, since they're a species with fifty arms, so dealing with armpit stink would take fist first priority for their culture.

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They have ftl, what they don't have are spaceships.


* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': The Habinte Unified Stars are an unusual [[PerfectPacifistPeople pacifist]] Primitive (that's how they are classified in-game) civilization occupying the Dacha system, found on six [[GhibliHills pristine Gaia worlds]]. They never developed [=FTL=] travel like other star empires, but Militarists and Xenophobes [[AwakeningTheSleepingGiant would be unwise to invade and give them a reason to]]. Not mere SpaceAmish, the Habinte's mastery of many technologies rivals that of the [[{{Precursors}} Fallen Empires]].

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* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'':
** Most civilizations develop HyperspaceLanes before advanced AI. Most Machine Empires developed advanced AI before HyperspaceLanes. Upon FirstContact, they will note the difference in development path.
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The Habinte Unified Stars are an unusual [[PerfectPacifistPeople pacifist]] Primitive (that's how they are classified in-game) civilization occupying the Dacha system, found on six [[GhibliHills pristine Gaia worlds]]. They never developed [=FTL=] space travel like other star empires, but Militarists and Xenophobes [[AwakeningTheSleepingGiant would be unwise to invade and give them a reason to]]. Not mere SpaceAmish, the Habinte's mastery of many technologies rivals that of the [[{{Precursors}} Fallen Empires]]. If they are invaded, they use their superior mastery over HyperspaceLanes to kick out the invaders and make their system inaccessible to conventional [=FTL=]. If the invaders then use unconventional [=FTL=] to invade them again, they instantly copy the invaders' tech, materialize a fleet on par with their enemies, and become a conventional star empire with a huge grudge against their invaders.
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'', the majority of the world uses Crystals as a means of creating fire and drinkable water. Due to this dependence on Crystals, there has been virtually no efforts to really research basic sciences such as irrigation, water purification, or even ''how to start fires''.

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