Re:Would you have survived in the middle ages?
by eru on Monday May 11, 2009 @07:15AM
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Yes. Though knowing that certain directions are promising, would help. You know where to search.
For example, I could not build a steam engine, but I know enough to describe how one could build a basic atmospheric steam engine, and that to improve upon it, you'd need to separate the condensation of the steam from the rest of the engine.
But I guess I would have a lot of problems, convincing any sane medieval person to take my ideas seriously.
For example, I could not build a steam engine, but I know enough to describe how one could build a basic atmospheric steam engine, and that to improve upon it, you'd need to separate the condensation of the steam from the rest of the engine.
But I guess I would have a lot of problems, convincing any sane medieval person to take my ideas seriously.