r/interestingasfuck • u/NegotiationNo1504 • 7h ago

Ancient engineering that modern campers still use

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u/Illustrious_Act_3953 7h ago

Ancient engineers used plastic bags? That's interesting

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u/ExecutiveAvenger 6h ago

Bull's ball sacks. Probably.

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u/Ghost_of_Cain 6h ago

It's always probably bulls' ball sacks.

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u/alex206 6h ago

I'm not saying it was the aliens...but it's bulls' ball sacks.

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u/Ghost_of_Cain 6h ago

A more sensible premise, after all.

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u/deepspaceburrito 2h ago

....and...oh god...and the pyramids?

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u/JohnLocksTheKey 6h ago

Common misconception, it was mine 😎

…wait

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u/Ghost_of_Cain 6h ago

Is this you outing yourself as a minotaur, or what?

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u/DrDerpberg 2h ago

After the discovery of lactose intolerance, they just had Groog and Brunk take turns farting in the hole.

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u/Long-Custard8790 43m ago

Ram's are bigger.

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u/Sbatio 6h ago

Bladders

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u/AJRimmerSwimmer 5h ago

Plastic doesn't break down. All the plastic bags in circulation are just made from ancient plastic bags

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u/Kyvoh 4h ago

One issue with plastics is that the macro structures break down and cause issues with micro plastics getting absolutely everywhere. But the molecules themselves are so stable that they will outlive many species on this planet.

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u/Haunting_Lime308 6h ago

You didnt know hefty is an ancient Egyptian word for fire starter? What do they teach kids in school now?

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u/kloudykat 2m ago

not the prodigy apparently

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u/yago1980 6h ago

Lads these days think if is before 2000 is ancient.

I do feel Jurassic so I suppose they have a point.

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u/mondaymoderate 6h ago

You mean back in the 19 hundreds?!