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I'm not saying that it doesn't exist anywhere, but if I had an earthquake interrupt my scribing I would probably just throw the page away. It would be novel to
by Timpy 6y ago
I'm not saying that it doesn't exist anywhere, but if I had an earthquake interrupt my scribing I would probably just throw the page away. It would be novel to me, not historical.
- ficklepickle 6y agoPeople used to write on paper twice, the second after rotating 90 degrees. And that was in modern times. I imagine paper was quite dear for most of the period since humans created it. It is only fairly recently that it became very cheap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_paper#19th-century_advances_in_papermaking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_paper#19th-century_...
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- Timpy 6y agoThat's a fascinating point. With that in mind I change my position; I would probably not throw away paper that I scratched on during an earthquake.