Arthur C. Clark once said "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". What technologies do we have today that would look like magic to people from the past? - eviltoast

I think lasers are pretty wack when you think about them through this lens. A small, wand-like object in your hand can make light appear from seemingly nowhere. If it’s powerful enough it can set things on fire or blind people. Not to mention larger ones like laser cutters or the LLD, used to destroy missiles midflight. Thats sure to blow some feudal peasant minds

  • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    If you’ve only known stairs your whole life, a lift would seem like a teleportation device.

    I once talked to a guy on Reddit who had a version of this turned up to 11.

    I don’t remember the exact times so I’ll guess but it’ll get the point across.

    He boarded the New York Subway at 8:42am September 11, 2001, and got off at 8:50am.

    Dude was just having a normal day walking onto that train and the next station was in a totally different dimension.