Nail guns have become a staple in most construction cities due to their convenience and efficiency in getting the job done faster, even though they can be quite dangerous. The nail gun is a tool originally invented to speed up the construction of floor coverings and subfloors in homes. Nail guns gained more uses over the years of its existence and were also powered by different energy sources. Before the advent of the nail gun the only way to nail anything was with a hammer and nails. With the invention of the nail gun, it in many ways replaced the hammer as the tool of choice for many builders. With the hammer and nails process, the work was very slow and tedious and required a lot of work. With the nail gun, workers can practically halve the time and even halve it compared to that needed with a hammer. The pneumatic (air-powered) nail gun pictured (see figure 1) appears to be a late 1960s model of a Paslode brand nail gun, very close to the time the first pneumatic nail gun was invented. From what I understand, these nail guns were initially used for floors and subfloors. After six years, the U.S. economy is finally starting to accelerate. While we may feel like the economy isn't recovering, it is. Home and stock prices are rising, the unemployment rate is falling, and the government budget is shrinking. It is expected that in the years to come the real estate market will increase by almost 16% in 2018, this being said it will be a good time to operate in this sector. While this market is slowly but surely coming back to life, hard-working men and women continue to ply their trade as construction workers. The present isn't the only time the construction industry hasn't fared so well. In… middle of paper… there is no doubt that the construction industry will be busy in the years to come. The invention of the nail gun changed the way construction workers did their jobs. Modern technology has changed the way workers do their jobs today. Works Cited Gueningsman, Ryan. “The original idea for the nail gun began in Winsted.” Herald Newspaper. Network. April 16. 2014.Gueningsman, Ryan. “The nail gun was born.” The light construction journal. Network. April 16. 2014. “Nail Gun Injuries.” Bituminous summaries of insurance security news. (2008). Network. April 16. 2014. Freeman, Tyson. “THE FIFties: Postwar America hitchhikes and heads for the suburbs.” National real estate investor. (1999). Network. April 16. 2014. “Old Nail Gun.” Photograph. Dream time. Network. April 16. 2014. “Nail Gun Injuries.” Photograph. Working safely is no coincidence. Network. April 16. 2014.