@TehBamski to [email protected] • 5 months agoWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?message-square111arrow-up1152arrow-down14
arrow-up1148arrow-down1message-squareWhat ridiculous history fact is your favorite?@TehBamski to [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square111
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink32•5 months agoProbably the one about tin cans and can openers. IIRC, can opener was invented decades after the tin
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink43•5 months agoTo be fair that makes a lot more sense than it happening the other way around
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•edit-25 months agoOriginally tin cans were large things meant for military campaigns, so they used a chisel or similar large stabby thing.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•5 months agoI actually don’t know. Presumably with a knife
Probably the one about tin cans and can openers. IIRC, can opener was invented decades after the tin
To be fair that makes a lot more sense than it happening the other way around
For a few years you just had to find a sharp rock
How did they open cans before then?
Originally tin cans were large things meant for military campaigns, so they used a chisel or similar large stabby thing.
I actually don’t know. Presumably with a knife