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25 points

3 months ago

4000 years ago people were already trying to make machines with gears and stuff, what the fuck are you on about?

Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP

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9 points

3 months ago

If you mean the Antikythera mechanism, that was more like 2000 years ago.

But they had plenty of technological advancements of other sorts 4000 years ago.

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4 points

3 months ago

well gears were used I think 1000 BC in China so almost 4000 years ago?

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP

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3 points

3 months ago

Sorry, you are correct. I was thinking toothed gears.

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Kadath (she/her)@lemmy.world

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3 points

3 months ago

Almost 4000 years ago is a stretch. 3000.

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3 points

3 months ago

considering Neanderthals existed more than 200000 years ago not much of a difference between 3000 and 4000.

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AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world

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2 points

3 months ago

Ok, but that’s like saying that King Arthur had airplanes because, whomever the historical figure was that the legend is based on lived less than 1000 years before the Wright Brothers…

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1 point

3 months ago

King arthur had air planes if we are wondering whether or not Neanderthals had airplanes

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