Stone age? (was: George Morrow died Wed May 7th 2003

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun May 11 18:42:00 2003

> Rebuilding? Without the existing infrastructure (in the wilderness), how
> many people would be capable of building/making ANYTHING? Other than

What, you mean I have to extract metals from their ores, make simple hand
tools, etc? Doesn't sound totally impossible...

> Tony, could you make a battery? a bulb? Do you really know how to extract
> the materials needed from the ground?

Well, I'm glad you have confidence in me :-). I'm not so sure. I think I
could make something that would develop a voltage, but I susepct it would
polarise rather quickly... I guess it would depend on just what minerals
I could obtain....

MInd you, I suspect that many people couldn't make a simple cell even if
put in a reasonably well-stocked laboratory. That I _know_ I can do....

-tony
Received on Sun May 11 2003 - 18:42:00 BST