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Well damn. Now I feel I need to go out and buy a copy, so I don't get sent all the way back to the stone age in the event of a massive solar flare or nuclear wa
by lukev 15y ago
Well damn. Now I feel I need to go out and buy a copy, so I don't get sent all the way back to the stone age in the event of a massive solar flare or nuclear war or zombie apocalypse.
- mojuba 15y agoI wonder what technologies and goods would a survivor be able to recreate based on Britannica alone.
- pbhjpbhj 15y agoThat sounds like a gameshow pitch in the making.
- camiller 15y agoIn the novel Lucifer's Hammer one of the main characters built his personal library around that sort of "whit if" scenario. Books like "Way Things Work" vol I and II. texts on primitive pharmacology, how to make insulin, etc. And he did use his stash of books (well hidden) to barter his way into joining a community that was trying to rebuild it's corner of the world. So yeah, EB would be useful as well.