How times change

How times change
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Incog	Sep 11 2011, 08:24 AM Post #1
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Ichigo1uk	Sep 11 2011, 10:32 AM Post #2
Huh? Posts: 9,838 Group: A414A Member Member #10 Joined: December 14, 2007	you budda now
	Incog Jan 19 2012, 05:34 PM I think unicorns have a higher chance of existing than gods do. I mean, if a mare fell into the ocean and a narwhal raped it, then the mare might just give birth to a unicorn.


The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom	Sep 11 2011, 10:58 AM Post #3
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Vondongo	Sep 11 2011, 11:05 AM Post #4
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The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom	Sep 11 2011, 11:07 AM Post #5
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Incog	Sep 11 2011, 11:16 AM Post #6
CHEERIO! Posts: 21,769 Group: French Member #6 Joined: December 13, 2007	This is sumerian
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Vondongo	Sep 11 2011, 03:13 PM Post #7
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The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom	Sep 11 2011, 04:05 PM Post #8
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Incog	Sep 11 2011, 04:07 PM Post #9
CHEERIO! Posts: 21,769 Group: French Member #6 Joined: December 13, 2007	I was reading a bit about Uruk (some of you may understand why in the future, depending on your choices in life) and I have to say, the people back then had the classiest names. Uruk. Gilgamesh. Jemdet Nasr. Not to mention everything is so OLD. 3900BC, there's more time between the beginning of Uruk and the Christ than between us and the Christ. Fascinating.
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gs	Sep 11 2011, 04:09 PM Post #10
Slow down Posts: 16,297 Group: Animals Member #1 Joined: December 12, 2007	ye makes you realise how huge of a jump technology made in those 2000 years. or really, in the last century



Incog	Sep 11 2011, 04:11 PM Post #11
CHEERIO! Posts: 21,769 Group: French Member #6 Joined: December 13, 2007	I'd say last 200 years. Come to think of it, what would be the most significant development in human history? I think I'd garner it would be electricity, especially the telegram and phone system. More efficient communication does wonders no doubt. Edited by Incog, Sep 11 2011, 04:13 PM.
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gs	Sep 11 2011, 04:22 PM Post #12
Slow down Posts: 16,297 Group: Animals Member #1 Joined: December 12, 2007	good question. depends how you define significant i guess. if significant means saving lives then antibiotics are a big one. if significant means technologic progress it's hard to say because the latest jumps are all relatively huge compared to for example the wheel, but on the other hand i would assume (the following is speculation) early inventions like the wheel encouraged people to think out of the box about how to do things more efficiently, which is also an important development.



Vondongo	Sep 11 2011, 06:03 PM Post #13
Moo. Posts: 5,434 Group: Member Member #130 Joined: October 15, 2008	I'd say the development of the concept to combine burning fossil fuels (an age-old process) with machine parts really spurred everything else along. Industrialization, mass production, automobiles, etc. all draw from that.



Jam	Sep 11 2011, 06:06 PM Post #14
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Incog	Sep 11 2011, 08:00 PM Post #15
CHEERIO! Posts: 21,769 Group: French Member #6 Joined: December 13, 2007	Redemption Sep 11 2011, 06:03 PM I'd say the development of the concept to combine burning fossil fuels (an age-old process) with machine parts really spurred everything else along. Industrialization, mass production, automobiles, etc. all draw from that. Yeah, I was going to say steam power but Jam beat me to it. Steam did everything you just mentioned, just not as efficiently. Steam was still the principal source of power on large ships even in WW2. And whereas I see the point, I don't agree. It definitely accelerated shit but I don't think it was a big ass break-through. Then again perhaps the same could be said for electricity, so it remains a tough shot to call. Language (writing and everything) is a break-through though, when you think about it.
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Vondongo	Sep 11 2011, 08:46 PM Post #16
Moo. Posts: 5,434 Group: Member Member #130 Joined: October 15, 2008	Incog Sep 11 2011, 08:00 PM Redemption Sep 11 2011, 06:03 PM I'd say the development of the concept to combine burning fossil fuels (an age-old process) with machine parts really spurred everything else along. Industrialization, mass production, automobiles, etc. all draw from that. Yeah, I was going to say steam power but Jam beat me to it. Steam did everything you just mentioned, just not as efficiently. Steam was still the principal source of power on large ships even in WW2. And whereas I see the point, I don't agree. It definitely accelerated shit but I don't think it was a big ass break-through. Then again perhaps the same could be said for electricity, so it remains a tough shot to call. Language (writing and everything) is a break-through though, when you think about it. The difference is that electricity is primarily provided by fossil fuels and machine parts, but it's not really the other way around. Most energy production in the US, for example, is done by coal that's burned and which, in turn, heats up turbines to harness the energy used for electrical applications. That is to say, fossil fuel, when burned and used with mechanical compoents, gives us steam power.



Incog	Sep 11 2011, 09:35 PM Post #17
CHEERIO! Posts: 21,769 Group: French Member #6 Joined: December 13, 2007	A fair enough point. Which has been embraced.
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