If you could go back in time and give our modern tech to someone, would you?

[Lancer]

Consider, if you went back and gave the Roman empire the tech needed to survive the barbarians, the dark ages would have been avoided. Or, give the Byzantines the tech to survive the crusaders and moslems. Give the American indians the tech of metalurgy...

When, where and what would you give?

[Zulu Elephant]

Ipod -> to myself -> 1994 -> Sell it to some company -> become millionaire

[Riesstiu IV]

I’d give a world history book to Napoleon, Hitler, and Jesus just for ****s and giggles.

[Lancer]

Napoleon might not invade Spain or Russia. France might be the world's only superpower. Nazi Germany...no invasion of Russia...maybe no invasion of Slovakia...

[Zulu Elephant]

Originally posted by Riesstiu IV
I’d give a world history book to Napoleon, Hitler, and Jesus just for ****s and giggles.

Could hitler have won the war if he had a detailed history book about WW2? Surely as soon as he used the information once, the course of the war would be different.

[chequita guevara]

No, I wouldn't.

[Verto]

I would give the US of 1940 a stealth bomber.

[Zulu Elephant]

Didn't Back to the Future 2 teach us anything?

[Fake Boris]

I'd trade my DSL connection for a lavish Thracian slave anytime.

[Urban Ranger]

No.

1. It's going to screw everything up
2. They won't understand it anyway

[Nostromo]

2. They won't understand it anyway

Or burn you to a stake

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by nostromo
Or burn you to a stake

That's infinitely worse.

[Whoha]

Re: If you could go back in time and give our modern tech to someone, would you?

Originally posted by Lancer
Consider, if you went back and gave the Roman empire the tech needed to survive the barbarians, the dark ages would have been avoided. Or, give the Byzantines the tech to survive the crusaders and moslems. Give the American indians the tech of metalurgy...

When, where and what would you give?

I'd go back to the 1930s and chuck pc towers at people.

[Agathon]

I'd go back to Athens and start the Badacemy: an equal and opposite to the Academy where the pleasures of the flesh are emphasized over those of the mind.

[DaShi]

Yes, I'd give the first human being a revolver and stick candy in it.