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> You don't need a copper jacket or iron rod to store a scroll in a sealed jar This is not a strong argument, on the basis that there's apparently no limit to
by peteretep 8y ago
> You don't need a copper jacket or iron rod to store a scroll in a sealed jar
This is not a strong argument, on the basis that there's apparently no limit to the desire of humans to be superstitious about shit they don't understand, and want to decorate stuff.
You may not think you need a copper jacket and iron rod to store a scroll in a sealed jar, but Uncle Nasim the Ctesiphonian may have had some trenchant beliefs on both the aesthetics of document storage, and how to keep the Djin away.
- thatoneuser 8y ago...and maybe these actually were batteries used for a lot of things. Your argument amounts to "people might have done it for superstition", which isn't a strong argument either which was ops original gripe.