Its the 14th century and you’ve had no time to prepare, after you’re done reading this post you are snapped. What do you do?

  • Kookie215@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    Wow you know how to do all that stuff right now off the top of your head without books or instructions? I am impressed. I feel like the best I would be able to do alcohol wise is distilled prison hooch. Like I know the basic priceable but not the recipe.

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        2 months ago

        People were mining, smelting, and forging many metals 650 years ago.

        yep, 3000bc+ going back to copper and bronze.

        but there’s a tremendous jump from being able to smelt metal in small quantities - obtaining enough ores for each, for example, is probably more than one person work to produce anything usable. smelting, gathering wood or other fuel, building ovens and water wheels etc… and no one to call on for expertise…

        hard couple of decades to produce some wire :D

        primitive technology youtube channel has him trying to make iron for a few years with everything handmade. watch it to see what you’d be up against.