[rescue] The Age of Things [was: Re: my point]

[dave at cca.org]

mfree80286 at adelphia.net writes:

>Can't forget the ancient Egyptian's wet cell electroplating batteries... or
>the mechanical calculator some archaeologists pulled out of a roman
>shipwreck.

The "ancient battery" thing is just a bizarre coincidence of materials.
(Pre-iron age, copper was used *everywhere*. It isn't that odd.) The
alleged battery has design flaws that would completely prevent it from
working. (Missing air vents if I remember correctly?)

------ David Fischer ------- dave at cca.org ------- http://www.cca.org ------
----- Being poked in the eye with a sharp stick makes baby jesus cry! -----