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    107 hours ago

    While I have a basic understanding of using magnets and wires for motors/generators, I think an easier option would instead be a Van de Graaff generator.

    Then probably get executed for witchcraft or just ignored as a lunatic for speaking in a strange foreign tongue.

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      6 hours ago

      Now I’m wondering how the first coil was made, because that doesn’t seem like a job for a forge

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        13 hours ago

        You absolutely can make wire with just forging techniques. Not sure how far back, but a celtic torc can be made with many thin strands of metal, this sort of thing is more likely a question of how many 1000s of years ago were they able to.