this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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[–] nikmis@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Like, you know those rocks that make some kinds of other rocks stick to them? No?.. well those are magnets and then if you spin them around in with metal somehow... Well if you stick some copper in a lemon and then put it on a light bulb, oh right we don't have those yet...

[–] tortoise@vlemmy.net 2 points 2 years ago

It has to do with some kinda science shit..

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Lodestones.

[–] manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you knew and showed them, they would start a bonfire for you

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That's so nice of them! I think I'm gonna like it here in the past!

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

By rubbing feet on rug while wearing socks.

[–] Razgriz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Umm... Just grab a few basic manuals and you're good to go.

[–] BratPAQ@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a programmer it would suck for me to travel back in time. People would ask me what do I do in the future and I'll have a hard time explaining it to them. I would look for a job in the past, I don't think there's a job there that remotely close to sitting 8 hours a day clicking and clacking.

[–] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

So not much would change relative to explaining people your job in present times?

[–] Qwazpoi@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

If you attach a wire to a kite it'll get a bit of a charge. The problem would be finding wire more than anything else, but depending on where you are some people had wires as far back as 5000bc.