[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Ancient technology... (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 11/14/2011 12:43:20 PM EDT
I find this stuff fascinating!
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The one on the lower right does look pretty much exactly like an Al-kesh does it not? |
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It's Airwolf. Hellfire, Dom. |
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My only question is this, if these people are so advanced that they could draw pictures of Blackhawks thousands of years ahead of them being built, what is up with the boat from Gilligan's Island? They surely would have known it couldn't handle more than a three hour tour. |
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My only question is this, if these people are so advanced that they could draw pictures of Blackhawks thousands of years ahead of them being built, what is up with the boat from Gilligan's Island? They surely would have known it couldn't handle more than a three hour tour. 
Took me a minute to see it, but you're right. It looks like a tank to me. 
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I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? Theories I've heard recently are electrical stimulation in a procedure similar to acupuncture, and to add an extra "kick" to religious artifacts that were supposed to "zap" people. |
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I read about how the Aztec's made huge hinges out of gold that held huge stone doors that we could not duplicate with today's metallurgy. I've never been able to find more about that or if it is true. Gold would be a poor choice for hinges, too soft. That's the point. They made an alloy or treated it or whatever to make it hard enough to hold huge stone gate doors and to this day we can not duplicate the process or figure out how it was done. |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? Electroplating is the theory I've seen. Makes some sense. |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? Electroplating is the theory I've seen. Makes some sense. That's what I've seen too. |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? This is what I was wondering. stumbling over a simple battery isn't more clever than technical. The most simple electrical devices have been used to great effect in the religious world right to present day. Google "E-meter", and the profits garnered through it's use if you don't believe me. |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? This is what I was wondering. stumbling over a simple battery isn't more clever than technical. The most simple electrical devices have been used to great effect in the religious world right to present day. Google "E-meter", and the profits garnered through it's use if you don't believe me. The greeks played around with a kind of steam engine a couple of thousand years ago, but never developed a practical use for it. |
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I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? An ancient tazer? Them pyramids weren't going to build themselves. Jim |
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I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim From more of the articles I've seen, it was more like a analog computer to track star movements at sea. Mankind has lost a significant amount of knowledge at several points in history. The worst being when the libraries at Alexandria were burnt. |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? An ancient tazer? Them pyramids weren't going to build themselves. Jim Don't taze me Pharaoh! |
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http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2008/04/indy-r2d2.jpg Just more proof that aliens visited the ancients. I've seen that movie 100 times and never noticed R2 in that scene, until I saw it online somewhere.
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I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim The Romans used a Hodometer to measure distances traveled. Here's a picture of a reconstruction
http://www.swan.ac.uk/grst/What%27s%20what%20Things/Hodometer.htm From more of the articles I've seen, it was more like a analog computer to track star movements at sea. Analog computer-check
Track star movements-check At Sea - maybe?- Wikipedia speculated that the metal would corrode too fast, and that possibly it was lost at sea as plunder. It's on the internet-it must be true!
Mankind has lost a significant amount of knowledge at several points in history. The worst being when the libraries at Alexandria were burnt. When books cost the equivalent of $100/copy, and took months to produce, it's no wonder that we kept inventing & reinventing things, until we could finally write it down and spread the word faster than the barbarians could burn it. |
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I remember watching a documentary about one of the Chinese emperor's tombs, one with a bunch of those terracotta soldiers.
Well, the found a sword in a box that was very well preserved... and upon examining it, it was actually chromed! I forgot how old it was, but it was damn old, but they must have figured out chrome plating a LONG time ago. Kinda seems related to the Baghdad battery. |
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I remember watching a documentary about one of the Chinese emperor's tombs, one with a bunch of those terracotta soldiers. Well, the found a sword in a box that was very well preserved... and upon examining it, it was actually chromed! I forgot how old it was, but it was damn old, but they must have figured out chrome plating a LONG time ago. Kinda seems related to the Baghdad battery. I'm pretty sure it's accepted that it was used for elecroplating. It's pretty amazing that they figured that out back then. |
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I remember watching a documentary about one of the Chinese emperor's tombs, one with a bunch of those terracotta soldiers. Well, the found a sword in a box that was very well preserved... and upon examining it, it was actually chromed! I forgot how old it was, but it was damn old, but they must have figured out chrome plating a LONG time ago. Kinda seems related to the Baghdad battery. I'm pretty sure it's accepted that it was used for electroplating. It's pretty amazing that they figured that out back then, and some places now still can't do it. Read up on that chromed sword. It looks like it wasn't chromed according to our current methods, if it was chromed at all. Plating was too thin. Speculations are that it was a) an experimental treatment by Chinese armorer's or b) residue from burned materials near the swords, or c) something else. Supposedly, producing chrome in industrial amounts requires silicon, aluminum, and furnaces capable of 2000° temperatures. We don't *think* they could do that. But you never can tell. Ain't it cool - when you read one of these myths, you can just Google it? I love living in the Computer Age. (But where's my flying car?! I was promised a flying car!) |
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I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim The Romans used a Hodometer to measure distances traveled. Here's a picture of a reconstruction
http://www.swan.ac.uk/grst/What%27s%20what%20Things/Hodometer.htm From more of the articles I've seen, it was more like a analog computer to track star movements at sea. Analog computer-check
Track star movements-check At Sea - maybe?- Wikipedia speculated that the metal would corrode too fast, and that possibly it was lost at sea as plunder. It's on the internet-it must be true!
Mankind has lost a significant amount of knowledge at several points in history. The worst being when the libraries at Alexandria were burnt. When books cost the equivalent of $100/copy, and took months to produce, it's no wonder that we kept inventing & reinventing things, until we could finally write it down and spread the word faster than the barbarians could burn it. Christians have destroyed more than their fair share of books and knowledge. |
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I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim The Romans used a Hodometer to measure distances traveled. Here's a picture of a reconstruction
http://www.swan.ac.uk/grst/What%27s%20what%20Things/Hodometer.htm From more of the articles I've seen, it was more like a analog computer to track star movements at sea. Analog computer-check
Track star movements-check At Sea - maybe?- Wikipedia speculated that the metal would corrode too fast, and that possibly it was lost at sea as plunder. It's on the internet-it must be true!
Mankind has lost a significant amount of knowledge at several points in history. The worst being when the libraries at Alexandria were burnt. When books cost the equivalent of $100/copy, and took months to produce, it's no wonder that we kept inventing & reinventing things, until we could finally write it down and spread the word faster than the barbarians could burn it. Christians have destroyed more than their fair share of books and knowledge. Nonsense. |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? Early Fleshlight. Anyone know the current location of the battery?? |
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Quoted: And the thread will now devolve into a Christian bashing thread. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim The Romans used a Hodometer to measure distances traveled. Here's a picture of a reconstruction http://www.swan.ac.uk/grst/What%27s%20what%20Things/Hodometer.htm From more of the articles I've seen, it was more like a analog computer to track star movements at sea. Analog computer-check Track star movements-check At Sea - maybe?- Wikipedia speculated that the metal would corrode too fast, and that possibly it was lost at sea as plunder. It's on the internet-it must be true! Mankind has lost a significant amount of knowledge at several points in history. The worst being when the libraries at Alexandria were burnt. When books cost the equivalent of $100/copy, and took months to produce, it's no wonder that we kept inventing & reinventing things, until we could finally write it down and spread the word faster than the barbarians could burn it. Christians have destroyed more than their fair share of books and knowledge. Nonsense.  Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. |
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Quoted: And we're off!Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim The Romans used a Hodometer to measure distances traveled. Here's a picture of a reconstruction http://www.swan.ac.uk/grst/What%27s%20what%20Things/Hodometer.htm From more of the articles I've seen, it was more like a analog computer to track star movements at sea. Analog computer-check Track star movements-check At Sea - maybe?- Wikipedia speculated that the metal would corrode too fast, and that possibly it was lost at sea as plunder. It's on the internet-it must be true! Mankind has lost a significant amount of knowledge at several points in history. The worst being when the libraries at Alexandria were burnt. When books cost the equivalent of $100/copy, and took months to produce, it's no wonder that we kept inventing & reinventing things, until we could finally write it down and spread the word faster than the barbarians could burn it. Christians have destroyed more than their fair share of books and knowledge. |
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I think it's cool that man invented the battery and other techno stuff so long ago. Though the battery is interesting unto itself, the most interesting aspect is WTF did they use it for? dildos This looks more like a dildo then a light bulb http://www.aquiziam.com/pictures/ancient_technology_dendera_light.jpg Ancient fleshlight |
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I'm not talking about UFO type stuff guys/gals...I'm talking about things like the Roman sewage system, that some countries today can't rival. The anty.....thingy, stuff that was man made. You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism I thought that thing was shown to have been a Roman measuring device to lay out mile markers on the roads. Jim The Romans used a Hodometer to measure distances traveled. Here's a picture of a reconstruction
http://www.swan.ac.uk/grst/What%27s%20what%20Things/Hodometer.htm From more of the articles I've seen, it was more like a analog computer to track star movements at sea. Analog computer-check
Track star movements-check At Sea - maybe?- Wikipedia speculated that the metal would corrode too fast, and that possibly it was lost at sea as plunder. It's on the internet-it must be true!
Mankind has lost a significant amount of knowledge at several points in history. The worst being when the libraries at Alexandria were burnt. When books cost the equivalent of $100/copy, and took months to produce, it's no wonder that we kept inventing & reinventing things, until we could finally write it down and spread the word faster than the barbarians could burn it. Christians have destroyed more than their fair share of books and knowledge. Nonsense.
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Some folks seem to look for any tine opportunity to act offended. 
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