Impossible is hiperbole.
The paperclip can definitely be improved. It's just that the way it is now is good enough, and the improvements aren't probably not worth it.
Edit: Also, I don't think I agree with some of his points. The design has to be ubiquitous? Why?! I can build one thing, never sell it or distribute it, and try to improve it until I can't improve it anymore.
And he mentioned that the Sunbeam toaster could not be the de facto design today because back then it was expensive. Yeah, you know what was also expensive at the beginning? Hard drives. He ignores that manufacturing improvements make building things cheaper.
And a couple of more things. I decided to stop watching after a few minutes.
