• djsoren19
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    349 hours ago

    Tbf, I sincerely hope a lot of you understand the basic concept of a gearbox. Depending on how far back you go, a water wheel might be a pretty massive leap forward, and it might at least inspire other, smarter people of the time to work on theories of energy, and eventually electricity.

    • @otacon239
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      199 hours ago

      I would just bring an e-reader preloaded with Wikipedia and a solar charger. It would be treated as a relic for millennia long after it stopped working and would probably cause a collapse in the time-space continuum, but that’s just how I roll. 😎

    • @devfuuu
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      58 hours ago

      I’ve seen enough isekai anime to know the way to make money is to show people clear glass, soap and the thing to pull water from a well without a manual bucket.

    • @[email protected]
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      59 hours ago

      If you can research how to make the original microscopes, bringing an understanding of virology would be hugely impactful.

      • djsoren19
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        67 hours ago

        Honestly, you don’t even have to go that far. Just bringing back germ theory would massively advance the health and safety of ancient peoples. You might get a little bit of pushback trying to explain it to them though.

      • @Maggoty
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        27 hours ago

        I’m pretty sure that’s just precision grinding glass and setting it at the right distances.

    • DankOfAmerica
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      59 hours ago

      Oh for sure. I’m ready in case they pick me to go back in time and push human technology forward.