It's so easy how is everyone so stupid. I'd invent the train afterward and drive around everyone saying "you're so fucking stupid I'm not even good at this and I did it".

  • happybadger [he/him]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    #1 I'd invent steel. It's iron and carbon. Everyone born before steel was automatically dumber than I am

    #2 If I saw Ctesibius I'd say "lmao put that on a wagon you idiot fuck I have to think of everything for you people" and then I'd invent cars.

    • Ryaina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      one does not simply invent steal.

      First, you have to invent high temerature ceramics to build a furnace, then you have to obtain a fule source that can get hot enough (typically coal, charcoal isn't enough, even with compressed air)

      and to work it you need to iteratively build up good tools.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Better off with Bronze at first because pre 1700 steel-making is shit outside a few specific places, most of which had shitty iron ore.

      Find a bell maker (or a cannon maker if late enough) and give them the recipe for Manganese Bronze. They'll know what to do

      • happybadger [he/him]
        hexagon
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        4 years ago

        I'd literally go door-to-door explaining manganese bronze to these people like they're children and they still wouldn't make a better cannon than I could. I'm sitting here with the idea for the 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 in my head.