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Presuming he was serious, he would have launched unmanned test articles first. If straight-up black powder would have blown up, we must assume he would have the
by ncmncm 4y ago
Presuming he was serious, he would have launched unmanned test articles first. If straight-up black powder would have blown up, we must assume he would have the presence of mind to have mixed it into a binder. Paraffin wax? Maybe some sawdust, besides.
There is nothing that was lacking in the 17th century to make something that worked. The Chinese had fireworks for centuries already, and knew enough to get plenty of loft.
Mythbusters failing on their first try does not mean very much. They had a very strict development timetable.
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- tradertef 4y agoEvliya celebi [0] who wrote about the Lagari Hasan Celebi is known to exaggerate certain aspects of his observations. If there was a flight as reported and the pilot (why would Lagari be pilot himself when there are so many low level soldiers around) have died, he would probably make up the joke about Jesus and say pilot survived. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evliya_%C3%87elebi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evliya_%C3%87elebi
- wly_cdgr 4y ago