no idea how i would go about building my own refrigerator, for one, or an internal combustion engine, much less a computer. and while i have a general understanding of how electricity is generated i have no idea how to go about putting theory into practice
idk i was just reading a short story about a guy who travelled back to roman times and introduced all sorts of scientific innovations and it kind of blew my mind when i stopped to try and think about what i would be able to introduce, in his shoes.
that's not really intelligence so much as knowledge, and for most people there really isn't a huge benefit to acquiring knowledge relevant to, say, constructing a circuitboard
i was just reading a short story about a guy who travelled back in time to introduce modern tech and science to roman times, and it kinda blew my mind when i thought about how little i know about in practice as opposed to in theory
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)i mean, i consider myself reasonably intelligent, but i have no idea how to make so many things that are integral parts of my life
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)idk i was just reading a short story about a guy who travelled back to roman times and introduced all sorts of scientific innovations and it kind of blew my mind when i stopped to try and think about what i would be able to introduce, in his shoes.
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)i was just reading a short story about a guy who travelled back in time to introduce modern tech and science to roman times, and it kinda blew my mind when i thought about how little i know about in practice as opposed to in theory