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What are some incredible human feats we take for granted?
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Harnessing the power of electricity. How in the world do you look at lightning and think: I want have that
Electrical circuits are ridiculous. And it's just interconnected circuits upon circuits spanning the globe. A device in Montana is physically connected to a device in California through an unbroken (ignoring transformers) series of wires.
The fact that we got materials to move electrons from a hundred miles away to do things like calculate 3d shapes for entertainment is insane.
The other day I had lightning strike super close to my house (about 2 seconds to hear the huge thunder crack). It occurred to me that I didn't actually know how lightning worked so I looked it up, reminded me that nature is fucking wild. And then, you're right, we saw that and were like "let's get it in our house fellas"
You stack different metals on a frog and accidentally discover a new thing. Don't ask me what he was originally going for, I don't know.