Nicarlo@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIf you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?message-squaremessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareIf you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?Nicarlo@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square186fedilinkfile-text
If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?
minus-squareLvxferrelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoPenicillin might be a good idea, but once you set up some simple electricity production, you can generate bleach (electrolyse brine, then input the chlorine back into solution; discard the hydrogen). Being able to bleach your water is huge.
minus-squarejaschen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-24 months agoUnless you accidentally get wood splinter and die of gangrene.
Penicillin might be a good idea, but once you set up some simple electricity production, you can generate bleach (electrolyse brine, then input the chlorine back into solution; discard the hydrogen). Being able to bleach your water is huge.
Unless you accidentally get wood splinter and die of gangrene.