Comment on Idioms

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well then I guess the invention of bread was the greatest thing since sliced meat.

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  • Theprogressivist@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Since sliced knives**

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• Wogi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah but knives weren’t something you’d use on bread for a very long time. And we didn’t start actually cutting bread for even longer.

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  • zaph@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So we had the technology we just didn’t know how to use it to its full potential.

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• brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We only think that because the bread fossil record is much murkier

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  • shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    isn’t it logical to think that though?

    bread requires figuring out that ground up grain with water can be poured onto a rock heated up by fire and made into a tasty pancake thingy

    a knife requires a sharp rock, a stick, and a bit of rope made out of tightly twisted plant fibers

    i’m reasonably confident if i was thrown into a jungle i’d be able to DIY myself a basic knife within a day or two, perhaps even before getting mauled by wild animals. Bread though? Even with the foresight of knowing what i need i’d struggle. Rocks, sticks, and plants are pretty much everywhere. Where do i find wild grain??

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