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If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 59 points 8 months ago (2 children)

A book with pictures detailing all the processes required to make paper, and the schematics for a printing press. I know better than to presume my knowledge of electricity will be of any use, I know better than to think that I understand math better than ancient mathematicians, and I know better than to try to convince them that tiny little creatures are what cause illness. What I can do is jump-start humanity's ascent to modern technology by improving literacy a few centuries early

[–] emptyother@programming.dev 28 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Dont forget ink recipe. A new type of ink had to be invented for the printing press. Soot, turpentine, and walnut oil should do it.

[–] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 35 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And you give away the press for free, but the ink will cost a fortune!

[–] DdCno1@kbin.social 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And you shall be known as Lexmarkius.

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Epsonius son of Heuletio Paquardius.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

Seize the means of printing, Epsonius! educate the masses!

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

frantically writing and drawing

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I want two books: How to Invent Everything and How to Rebuild Everything in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm. I'm good from there.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

The reason I bring picture books is because I know that I'm gonna die within a week, and anyone more than a few hundred years old would never be able to read English after I'm gone. But if Ptolemy gets his hands on a printing press? Buddy we're exploring the galaxy by Y2K