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What technology would you give to ancient people just to fuck with them? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 hours ago by python@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'd give laser pointers to Neanderthals. Even if they did figure out some useful application for them (maybe hunting?) they'd run out of batteries eventually.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Bicycles. If we could have gotten bicycles a few centuries before cars, I don't think modern cities would be so damn car centric.

[–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If I may ask, where are you from? The city I live in is a nightmare for cars, the roads were made for horses and walking, narrow and winding cobblestone streets and the city tries its best to keep cars out of the center.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

US. An utter hellscape. Where we ripped out world class trolleys so they wouldn't inconvenience drivers.