@Blair

BTW the video author is here in Fedi and deserves a mention: @TechConnectify

(Sorry for a dupe if this is one, I didn't see him mentioned the replies I could see so far; cc @urbanism )

@bluGill @Nyssa @urbanism

This is essentially what I was wondering about – was it possible to evolve metallurgy with a different principal energy source and charcoal or coal used "only" for redox reactions?

Thinking about it, it would be necessary to discover electric power before industrial revolution in a geography with a product of precipitation and elevation drop like e.g. Norway or Costa Rica have (and this would have to be "normal" geography, not exceptional).

@bluGill
@Nyssa

One more requirement for cars in addition to the precision manufacturing is a mobile source of energy like the ICE.

Now I'm wondering if an alternative history with industries revolution powered just by water would be possible (once there is steam engine/turbine, internal combustion engine/turbine is just a matter of time).

@nix @urbanism Direct link: https://bikeportland.org/2024/03/20/survey-reveals-depth-of-abuse-women-experience-while-biking-384965

@ajsadauskas @WaterWaiver @AllNewTypeFace @25kV

maybe, if climate change was taken seriously already 25 years ago, non-negligible share of principal gas infrastructure could have been hydrogen-ready by now...