>> Aviation writer Richard Bach (author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull) once speculated about history. The Egyptians had sticks, papyrus, and tall pyramids for takeoff - they could have invented gliders. <<
>>The Chinese might have chosen to use their rockets for weapons or transportation, instead of fireworks. There is an ancient type of silk from India, and it's so finely woven we haven't yet figured out how they did it.<<
Fascinating.
>> And think of what it took to breed teosinte up into maize.<<
Primarily either prayer or luck, depending whose explanation you prefer regarding the crucial mutation.
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Date: 2022-01-24 04:06 am (UTC)Plausible, and in fact there are sound arguments for gliders in the Americas.
>>The Chinese might have chosen to use their rockets for weapons or transportation, instead of fireworks. There is an ancient type of silk from India, and it's so finely woven we haven't yet figured out how they did it.<<
Fascinating.
>> And think of what it took to breed teosinte up into maize.<<
Primarily either prayer or luck, depending whose explanation you prefer regarding the crucial mutation.