Sooo...
Which came first, the microscope or the bong?
this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2025
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Earliest bongs ever found were from "Southern Russia" in 400BC. There were two and they were solid gold.
The Microscope came around about 2000 years afterward. The one in OPs picture is from around 200 years after it was invented by the Dutch.