โฒ 212 โผ What task would you excel in if you lived in the Stone Age? (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by tetris11@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 195 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) So, what would you "build"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) Definitely some kind of stone bulwark at the cave entrance to keep out the bears and prehistoric cheetahs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] tetris11@lemmy.ml [S] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) would you ever try to make something resembling a car / cart? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] verity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago The flintstones car was a the essential tool humanity used to create civilisation so of course permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I was taught they never actually lived in caves, by an angry frenchman when I visited caves in France. The car sized bears did hibernate there though (and people did paintings in the caves). permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Asafum@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It depends on what was needed at the time, but probably things like tools and housing. Obviously considering the time we're talking about it would be very "primitive" lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago But if you knew what you knew now you could do a lot. Just knowing that you can bake mud to make clay. Getting running water to where you live could be a game changer. It's the key to agriculture, sanitation, etc. Weapons are the same. Knowing something like the bow and arrow is possible will put you way ahead of sharp sticks and rocks. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) Definitely some kind of stone bulwark at the cave entrance to keep out the bears and prehistoric cheetahs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] tetris11@lemmy.ml [S] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) would you ever try to make something resembling a car / cart? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] verity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago The flintstones car was a the essential tool humanity used to create civilisation so of course permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I was taught they never actually lived in caves, by an angry frenchman when I visited caves in France. The car sized bears did hibernate there though (and people did paintings in the caves). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] tetris11@lemmy.ml [S] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) would you ever try to make something resembling a car / cart? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] verity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago The flintstones car was a the essential tool humanity used to create civilisation so of course permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] verity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago The flintstones car was a the essential tool humanity used to create civilisation so of course permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I was taught they never actually lived in caves, by an angry frenchman when I visited caves in France. The car sized bears did hibernate there though (and people did paintings in the caves). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Asafum@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It depends on what was needed at the time, but probably things like tools and housing. Obviously considering the time we're talking about it would be very "primitive" lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago But if you knew what you knew now you could do a lot. Just knowing that you can bake mud to make clay. Getting running water to where you live could be a game changer. It's the key to agriculture, sanitation, etc. Weapons are the same. Knowing something like the bow and arrow is possible will put you way ahead of sharp sticks and rocks. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago But if you knew what you knew now you could do a lot. Just knowing that you can bake mud to make clay. Getting running water to where you live could be a game changer. It's the key to agriculture, sanitation, etc. Weapons are the same. Knowing something like the bow and arrow is possible will put you way ahead of sharp sticks and rocks. permalink fedilink source parent