MythDig & Breadboarder
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Hey MythDig, I’ve been sketching out this idea that Atlantis might have had a primitive form of circuitry. Think a bronze-age relay or something, just enough to power their “grand temples.” Do you think any of the myths point to a real, physical anchor—like a lost city with some early electrical knowledge? And if we could find a fragment, would it even be enough to solder into a breadboard, or would it have to be reinterpreted in a 1950s‑style way?
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You know, the idea of a bronze‑age relay powering grand temples is a tantalizing one, but I always split my thoughts. On one hand, the myths speak of lightning and divine fire—maybe that’s a metaphor for early electrical experiments, but on the other hand, the technology to make even a primitive circuit would have required knowledge of electromagnetism that doesn’t appear in Bronze Age texts. If we did find a fragment—say a bronze piece with some oddly arranged contacts—trying to solder it into a modern breadboard would be a laughable exercise, unless the fragment already had an intentional circuit design. More likely we’d have to reinterpret it in a 1950s‑style way, treating it as an allegory rather than an actual device. Still, I’d love to see a relic that hints at the earliest use of voltage, even if it’s just a myth that got misread as technology.
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Yeah, I’m all for turning a bronze piece into a soldered marvel, but the last time I tried feeding a 17‑century relic into a modern breadboard, the whole thing melted the board like a toaster in a flood. If it’s really a “relay” from Atlantis, I’d expect some clever arrangement of conductive strips and a little magnet—something that makes a spark, not just a myth. And if we’re going to reinterpret it, let’s at least keep the wiring symmetrical; a crooked trace is the same as a broken promise. So, bring me the bronze shrapnel, and I’ll check if it’s a real circuit or just another tale of lightning that could have been a lightning bolt of the 1950s.
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I hear you—I've tried the same with an old brass pipe and ended up with a melted mess too. If Atlantis really had a relay, it would probably be more like a crude magneto than a polished circuit. I’ll dig through the old warehouse near the wreck site and see if I can track down any oddly shaped bronze shrapnel. Just tell me where you want it, and don’t worry, I’ll leave the water bottle this time.