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Re:What should a time traveler introduce to modernise Rome a... by Flankk on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @07:48PM (#29411175)
Electricity, the lightbulb, the electric motor and generator. Then prepare to be burned at the stake for sorcery.
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Re:What should a time traveler introduce to modernise Rome a... by bigodbiel on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @08:47PM (#29411552)
If Prometheus brought fire, maybe a new god to bring Zeus’ electricity to humanity!
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Re:What should a time traveler introduce to modernise Rome a... by CPLX on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @08:55PM (#29411596)
Feels like that's getting a few steps ahead. Wouldn't you want to reliably make metal and glass first?
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Re:What should a time traveler introduce to modernise Rome a... by Flankk on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @10:43PM (#29412314)
They had metal and glass. They weren't completely primitive.
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