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There was zero child safety back then. These edges look like they have taken many children to the infirmary.

by melenaos 5y ago

sqqqqrly 5y ago
How did we possibly survive as a species with corners like that.
- xwdv 5y ago
  There used to be even weaker versions of us that never propagated.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  It is the fittest that did.
- grey413 5y ago
  Corner-related deaths probably had a hard time standing out as a major concern during a time when disease constantly stalked the land.
aflag 5y ago
I think you're probably joking, but although we don't know where this stool comes from exactly (at least it's not stated in the british museum's website), it's far more common for furniture that used to ornate palaces and sacred places to survive rather than common household items. So, I think it's likely that no children were playing around such objects.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  It would seem to me that common household items could have been even more - much more - dangerous than this. (Also, children used to spend most of their time outside - a significantly more dangerous environment by any measure.)
  - jhgb 5y ago
    > Also, children used to spend most of their time outside - a significantly more dangerous environment by any measure Considering the Nile and the ever-present schistosomiasis, this is almost certainly painfully true.
  - aflag 5y ago
    That could be the case, but I've never heard about any studies about child safety in ancient Egypt. Though I'd like to read that. I really enjoy learning more about how the common folk lived in ancient times, what they thought about, what kind of conversations they had. Unfortunately, we do not have that much to go off of :(
marcodiego 5y ago
A good modernization would be to spherize those corners.
jhgb 5y ago
I imagine that due to scarcity of wood in Ancient Egypt and the very limited availability of such "high-end" chairs, you didn't have to worry about the overwhelming majority of Ancient Egyptian children.
Grakel 5y ago
I'm sure their mummy could patch them up.
- ddalex 5y ago
  this isn't reddit
  - deleted 5y ago
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There was zero child safety back then. These edges look like they have taken many children to the infirmary.

sqqqqrly 5y ago

How did we possibly survive as a species with corners like that.

xwdv 5y ago
There used to be even weaker versions of us that never propagated.
Koshkin 5y ago
It is the fittest that did.
grey413 5y ago
Corner-related deaths probably had a hard time standing out as a major concern during a time when disease constantly stalked the land.

aflag 5y ago

I think you're probably joking, but although we don't know where this stool comes from exactly (at least it's not stated in the british museum's website), it's far more common for furniture that used to ornate palaces and sacred places to survive rather than common household items. So, I think it's likely that no children were playing around such objects.

Koshkin 5y ago
It would seem to me that common household items could have been even more - much more - dangerous than this. (Also, children used to spend most of their time outside - a significantly more dangerous environment by any measure.)
- jhgb 5y ago
  > Also, children used to spend most of their time outside - a significantly more dangerous environment by any measure Considering the Nile and the ever-present schistosomiasis, this is almost certainly painfully true.
- aflag 5y ago
  That could be the case, but I've never heard about any studies about child safety in ancient Egypt. Though I'd like to read that. I really enjoy learning more about how the common folk lived in ancient times, what they thought about, what kind of conversations they had. Unfortunately, we do not have that much to go off of :(

marcodiego 5y ago

A good modernization would be to spherize those corners.

jhgb 5y ago

I imagine that due to scarcity of wood in Ancient Egypt and the very limited availability of such "high-end" chairs, you didn't have to worry about the overwhelming majority of Ancient Egyptian children.

Grakel 5y ago

I'm sure their mummy could patch them up.

ddalex 5y ago
this isn't reddit
- deleted 5y ago
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