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[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Here's where it gets political. I learned about shot towers in passing years ago and thought that was a good idea. You learned about shot towers in passing, but then with a detailed explanation, still thought that was ridiculous. One of us is prone to rational thought and the other is not. This is a 17th century conversation happening now.

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ah no, it's just that from reading this, I imagined it being poured outside, not inside the tower.

Like, someone looking at Galileo doing his experiments dropping weights off Pisa tower, and saying:

— What if we put a bucket underneath? What a splash it'd make!

And another one going:

— Yeah! And why just weights, let's throw molten lead off! What safety concerns? Haven't heard any