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how would you explain how airpods work
how would you explain how airpods work to a 14th century peasant to not get killed for being a witch
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flat-fuchsiaâ˘6mo ago
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xenial-blackâ˘6mo ago
damnit
i was about to
create the thread
conscious-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
"these things use magic to make sound but they were not made by me"
easy win
fascinating-indigoâ˘6mo ago
Why did you have access to this magic?? Mere mortals don't have magic. Wiiiitch!!!
conscious-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
it is not magic itself but it is powered by magic
fascinating-indigoâ˘6mo ago
You seem to know a whole lot about this magic o.O
Almost as if you were a...
WIIIIIITCH!
conscious-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
the people who made it explained it to me
fascinating-indigoâ˘6mo ago
I have a feeling the medieval peasants wouldn't be patient enough to hear the full extent of your sketchy explanations
Better to burn em just for good measure
i cant explain it to them
what device do i pair it to
as far as they know it's just a fancy paper weight
conscious-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
but anyways what if i just told them it's some thing i found on the sidewalk
other-emeraldâ˘6mo ago
airpods do not work if theres not a freaking tech device
so it will be just for decor
genetic-orangeâ˘6mo ago
"lol I dont know how it works as much as you do" Is my solution
conscious-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
>how do you explain x
>i wont
how do you tell them something does something without the thing needed for the something to work
âthis connects to a device to broadcast audioâ
âyea sureâ
âwhy donât thee back it up with a source
what about the magnets in the case
you could explain those
other-emeraldâ˘6mo ago
mini sword case
automatic-azureâ˘6mo ago
dont care tell them that itâs magic and bury them in a famous archaeological site in modern times
letâs see what the future thinks with all the evidence of it existing in the 14th century
afraid-scarletâ˘6mo ago
"sound goes through tube (the cable) into my ears" (im pretty fucking sure that isnt how it works but theyd believe it)
airpods are wireless
it emits a light, an invisible light- not an evil or dangerous light! it is a type of light we can make, from the sun, which is very good to us. we can feel the invisible light we receive from the sun, using a prism of glass. this other thing has a very carefully made thing in it, made from the hard work of thousands of people, over a very long time, listening to this invisible light, and translating it into the sound that we hear
are thou admitting to witchery!
foreign-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
"this blessed stone calls angels forth to sing hymns from heaven straight to your very ears."
,,, how
barely an explanation
automatic-azureâ˘6mo ago
which is actually very catholic and NOT witchcraft
yeah thats
1/2 of the criteria
i mean you can also meet 1/2 of the criteria by joining them and beating the air pod to death with a big hammer
automatic-azureâ˘6mo ago
itâs explaining it with a false statement
what if it DID come from the heavens
i still feel like my explanation is the best so far
and jayd hasn't explained how its "admitting to witchery" at all so
i'm gonna say to myself that i've done both tasks
automatic-azureâ˘6mo ago
i think mine was the best
foreign-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
what criteria i thought this was just for funny :(
it is
im joking with twix
because wherefore do invisble lights exists! how do you create such light! must be witchcraft
you're explaing why and how it works, but not explaining how it isnt witchcraft
basically what you were saying is, this shiny rock emits invisible light and since there's a possibility in their minds that you could be a witch, theyre not going to take "not an evil or dangerous light" as is
and the part about "listening to this invisible light" could be referring to being under the influene of a demon
i literally explained how to make it
did you pass out through the middle of my explanation
doesnt beat the witch allegations
"you can make this"
"are you trying to get us killed"
its made from the sun and a piece of glass
sun is good
glass is good
i think you're overestimating how willing they are to call something witchcraft
sir issac newton discovers the same thing 300 years later
glass is made by subjecting sand to intense heat
kinda demonic
are the windows in their chruches unholy
salem
salem witch trials happened
less than a 20 year gap
yea and the 14th century were even more ignorant
mhm and this is the 14th century in this scenario
so basically it's very much possible to get instantly accused
also glass prisms were invented in the 17th century
they wont know what it is
yeah they're gonna be so surprised and flabbergasted by a triangular piece of glass
you're not gonna be able to prove visually invisible lights exists
what nation is this happening in
yes i am
either they call you a witch or call you crazy
easily
theyre literally invisible
the type of light i will prove exists, infrared, can definitely be felt
and if you give someone a sunburn they'll accuse you of witchcraft
"hm yeah this red light and blue light doesn't make my hand feel warm"
"but this spot over to the side of red does?"
literally how newton discovered it
except with thermometers
(i said visually)
you overestimate how hot infrared light is
i can prove invisible light exists you can't do it visually
i was more focused on uv
yeah of course not
of course i can't visually prove something invisible exists
why
i doubt anyone would trustputting their hands in someone's experiment
then i'll do it
i trust the sun
because tbh i forgot infrared existed
how will you prove it's warm
and not dangerous
or evil
"yeah it's making my hand a bit warm but i feel fine"
because the sun isnt evil
how do you prove it
God made the Sun to give us warmth and light
telling isnt gonna seal the deal for them
ill bribe their local priest or whatever with eternal fame
im a time traveler after all
as long as he goes along with my "yeah the sun isn't bad"
still they'll think it's just visible light that's causing the warmth
the section where your hand will get the hottest isn't even where the colors are
its off to the side of red where you can't see anything
how will they know unless someone tries
and i doubt anyone would
because i'll try???
and why would they believe you
i'll bring like an ounce of silver with me and bribe someone into doing it
silver is good and holy and shields against unholy spirits
that's also extortion
doubt that'll make you look better
no witness no proof
why would anyone need proof of our transaction
as long as they do the experiment
oh i thought you meant the experiment was private
anyways
like a curious child would probably be like "oo a rainbow! i can finally touch one of those"
and i can be like "yes little timmy. does the rainbow feel hot? or bad?"
"no"
church windows
they can cast rainbows sometimes
"does the spot on the table next to red feel hot or bad?"
"a bit warm but not bad"
"thanks little timmy"
tru
see its even easier to do then
also i wouldnt use a child as an example
its in their churches
churches are good and holy
if church can make the invisible light... invisible light not bad
but who's the say it isnt the devil trying to break in
why would the devil be let into the church
spray holy water on it or something
it'll still be t here
trying to break in
are you the person accusing me of witchcraft or the town
yes
no
maybe
tbh idk
also about this
i can say like
the nobles and kings of our time
very powerful nobles...
they ordered for the devices creation
they did not
apple ceo is basically a noble
and how would they know
oh this is actually hilarious
some guy named
"sir jony ive" designed airpods
he's quite literally a noble
see
i'm right
i'll bring whatever book that says that with me
how will they understand
it's in modern languages
how tf are they understanding me then
i assume you'll adapt to ancient languages
well not ancient
i dont speak old english or old italian or old whatever
anyways how will they know what silicon is
or any element
they wont?
why would they need to know
so they know it isnt witchcraft
what is witchcraft made of
they'll ask "who trapped a poor person in this cruel stone"
(person being a speaker, a literal one)
smh i've said how its made from purified holy Sun, creation mandated by our nobles
who says i have to play audio of someone speaking
how?
i've even set up a method to prove its not a lie
because we dont have modern nobles and what is purified holy sun
im not sure they even know
radio waves or microwaves or whatever frequency its in
they know what the Sun is
we're taking a specific slice of it
and the sun is good and holy and not witchcraft
they have fire they know how to make light
okay cool
this is a step above fire
this is using the sun directly
(it really isnt)
you explain the radiowave and microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum to them then
because if you bring a book with the design, it'll show speaker as one of the parts
tru?
and speaker in the 14th century is a person
ok
i'll remove that page then
"why is page 154 and 155 missing"
i'll remove the page counts
touche
anyways
plus if i ever need to, i can go full on in on that "our nobles harness the power of the sun" thing
by explaining nuclear bombs
and threatening them
isnt this why jesus got crucified, because of teaching things the government considered a threat
oh nooo my hand is a bit warm. our enemies will use this against us
and jesus didnt teach anyone any harm and look where he ended up
im trying to find reasons for the witch persecutions on wikipedia but can't really find much
basically all were speculations
right
so yea good luck in court
yeah because no one is a witch
ofc its gonna be speculations
why did they start speculating
ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
people like looking for things to blame their suffering on
i think the people will quite like not having to do all of that walking to talk to their friends
for the small shiny white rock, with its invisible light harnessed from the all good Sun, can send messages so fast
as long as the message is audio
and i think a lot of people were illiterate so
i dont think they'd wanna send much else
how would you power it without electricity
if we can't even turn the thing on why do i have to explain it
"yeah guys it's just an oddly shaped rock i found. should we like burn it or throw it in the river"
you mentioned not playing sound at all
so why would you need to turn it on
that is not what i mentioned
also i dont think you're bring a smart device with you
so it's just a useless rock then
if you are then cool
what is there to explain
nothing
but the question is how would you
in the 14th century i dont think airpods can do much besides maybe poison people if ground into a fine powder
also im pretty sure you're just explaining
not bringing anything
right okay so
the more i read the question the more i get confused
im a crazy delusional man from the future
is the peasant in the future
trying to explain some random piece of tech
are we in the past
and i have nothing to back me up
i assume we're in the past because
i dont think the peasant will have much authority
to kill people
for being witches
in the modern day
they can still kill
law doesnt stop you physically
my explanation is still cool and manages to explain electromagnetic radiation and circuits in a way kind of not suspiciously
true?
"hey this is 14th century law or whatever. why is there a dead man in your house
HE WAS A WITCH
oh ok cool glad to know this isn't an unjust murder"
so i think the best way to explain is just, explain it simply
how would you do it then
"this stone is from the future, as you can see by it's sleek white exterior and intricate design"
"you connect it to a device in order to play sound"
dont go too much in detail
less thing to be accused of if you just give the basics
are you assuming the 14th century town isn't gonna ask you any questions
well what questions will they ask me
what's a device?
how do you connect it?
how does it play sound?
how was it made?
a device is something you can use to complete a task
ok they'd probably accept that
it connects by future technology
yea that's not a good answerth
the third question is easy
"you know how bells vibrate when they are hit?"
"this device creates sound in the same way as a bell"
okay
not exactly what i meant but still a good explanation
it's made by talented workers from the future, by combining the advancements we've made
ok pretty good
"with our advancements we've made, it's possible to send letters without a carrier"
"how"
the bluetooth is the hardest to explain
itd be easier if it was wired
you dont need to prove it exists
blame the future
true but i'm just so nice to these 14th century peasants
that i'll let them freely recreate future technology
i wonder what modern day object would confuse a 14th century town the most
probably pc
monitor not included
just a pc
i dunno if you include the monitor a pc is capable of making some pretty weird visuals
otherwise it's just a really weird looking piece of metallic material
a kaleidoscope
you're telling someone to look into some oddly shape glass
and these glass bounce light in weird ways
true
they'll probably be a bit suspicous
accuse you of hypnosis
gosh now im actually wondering if a fully functioning pc or a kaleidoscope would confuse them more
im still leaning towards pc because i have,, faith in humans to not call a kaleidoscope hypnosis
like as long as the town i land in isn't the 14th century version of anti vaxxers i should be fine
sunny-greenâ˘6mo ago
airpods are thy magic that uses waves to emit audio in thy ears, that use radio waves to communicate with the bluetooth device that outputs thy audio
do you know what âthyâ means
sunny-greenâ˘6mo ago
honestly no
it means âyourâ
sunny-greenâ˘6mo ago
ah
k
like how thou and thee means you
ones a subject the others an object
sunny-greenâ˘6mo ago
k
afraid-scarletâ˘6mo ago
all the airpods ive ever had are wired so
xenial-blackâ˘6mo ago
those arent airpods then,, those are just headphones
airpods are specifically apple's brand of wireless earbuds
conscious-sapphireâ˘6mo ago
if i had airpods i would throw them away
not getting into the apple ecosystemđź
fascinating-indigoâ˘6mo ago
What were you so consistently on about it being from the sun?
(genuine question)
(is it the bluetooth in wireless headphones that uses electromagnetic radiation, which is kind of like light (which the sun does in fact emit) ?)
yeah i try to explain bluetooth with invisible light
cause thats what it is
fascinating-indigoâ˘6mo ago
Today I learned
Thank you :)
Wow it's like half of everything uses photons
Radio, internet, bluetooth apparently
(Of course light)
But also heat
Because of that property, microwaves
Information
Lasers
Including those comical lasers that guard diamonds in a museum at night
yeah its radio waves
microwaves are actually even cooler
microwaves work not by directly heating up the food, but by wiggling the polar molecules around (electromagnetic) so much that they generate heat
it's why liquid water will heat up faster in a microwave than an ice cube
the ice cube doesn't let the polar water molecules jiggle around, but they are free to do so in liquid form
fascinating-indigoâ˘6mo ago
Kewl :o
afraid-scarletâ˘6mo ago
they came in an apple box
apple sells earpods
wired ones
you have earpods not airpods
afraid-scarletâ˘6mo ago
whyd the box say airpods
you can google it there are no wired airpods
and no the airpods max do not count
xenial-blackâ˘6mo ago
Ear trumpet but its infused with a bard