The Reality of Traveling Back in Time to Explain Modern Technology
This meme humorously highlights the gap between modern confidence and practical knowledge. It features a cat superimposed over an image of people in ancient-style clothing, representing a time traveler who claims they want to show off their intelligence. However, when faced with a direct question about how electricity works, the traveler is forced to admit they have no idea. The image serves as a satirical take on the common hypothetical scenario of being sent back in time, suggesting that while many people believe they could advance civilization with modern knowledge, they would likely struggle to explain or recreate basic technological concepts from scratch.
Meh even with a bachloer in electronics the thought of explaining electicity to peasants annoys me. It is hard enough to explain to a todays idiot how the wall outlet works
It's like water that goes through strings, strings made of copper, mkay? it makes pressure that rotates a magnet, ok, what the fuck is a magnet, then, right? you know when males are not geh, they are attracted to females? Thats how a magnet works. its edges are attracted to other
The best knowledge you can give them with ease is germ theory and monetary policy and inflation. Also astrology isn't that complicated. The rest they're on their own lol.
Just memorise some events that happen right after you arrive. They will think you're a prophet or wizard, which could go two routes, they think you belong to one of their gods, you'll get endless money and food in return for good prophecies or they think you're send by an evil go
Lol there sure are a lot of overconfident idiots in this thread lmao. Good gods.
Find some Lodestones (natural magnets), make copper wire, move the lodestones though a spool of copper wire by horses / wind / water / steam. Here is your electricity,
I could almost certainly devise some sort of rudimentary steam engine and let the geniuses of that period figure out what to do with it
Would i be able to give them electricity? I guess no But gunpowder? 70% ish saltpeter 20% charcoal 10% sulfur All heavily mixed moistened and ground up And crude single flint lock firing rifles? You bet You bet with the right molds and tools Gonna give the might of Roman empire C
@darkdevilgangs time machine ticket wasted on a guy who thinks electricity is spicy air
I'm an electrical engineer and I'm really good at explaining shit, but it's useless without manufacturing knowledge. I can explain a generator, wires, a motor, a lightbulb... But not how to get the materials to make them or how to use the materials to explain anything. The steam