• REDACTED@infosec.pub
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    3 days ago

    Now I’m wondering how the first coil was made, because that doesn’t seem like a job for a forge

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      2 days ago

      If the apocryphal kite experiment is to be believed, wet string.

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      You absolutely can make wire with just forging techniques. Not sure how far back, but a celtic torc can be made with many thin strands of metal, this sort of thing is more likely a question of how many 1000s of years ago were they able to.