Yes, my marvel usually points to the stuff most of us couldn't do. Like "lets say we put this 100 people from this park (not around the MIT..) in an island, could we build a [1] in a decade? Probably not. What about 100 years? Still don't think so..."
But weren't most things invented and built in a similar period? And a group of randos that knows the basics of each invention can't replicate the steps?
[1] -> sheet of white paper, simple light bulb, cathode tv, modern electronics
[2] Actually I think we would even have a hard time making metal from sand...
But weren't most things invented and built in a similar period? And a group of randos that knows the basics of each invention can't replicate the steps?
[1] -> sheet of white paper, simple light bulb, cathode tv, modern electronics
[2] Actually I think we would even have a hard time making metal from sand...