These things made by the ancients, looking at them today, are still quite explosive

Mondo Gastronomy Updated on 2024-01-28

In today's era, there is a full sense of science and technology everywhere, and people's lives have undergone earth-shaking changesMany of them will have the wisdom of the ancients, and they still exist today.

Looking back, in ancient times, there were many amazing creations, even in the era of very backward technology, and even some of them could not be replicated by modern technology.

Don't talk nonsense, let's seriously feel a wave together.

Start firstDomesticThe beginning of looking.

Liao Dynasty bone toothbrush

Nowadays, people wash their faces and brush their teeth first thing when they wake up in the morning. When you are brushing your teeth, have you ever thought that the ancients also brushed their teeth?

This is the earliest toothbrush in China, and it has been near1000 yearsHistory. Can today's toothbrushes last so long?

Ivory ball cover

Can you see how many floors there are?

It's inside and outlayers, the point is that each layer can beRotate, is our countryQing DynastyA product of the period.

Today's technology is probably difficult to replicate perfectlyFantastic"It's not an exaggeration.

Ivory ball coverGuaron gray pottery cup

The product of the Neolithic Age, it can be seen from the mouth of its cup that it has a lid, has it not thought of today".Mugs

It's just that it's already thereMore than 4000 yearsHistory.

Guaron gray pottery cup

Sanxingdui disk-shaped magic device

The Sanxingdui site is 5,000 to 3,000 years old, and its shape is very similar to the wheels of modern carsIt is difficult to be a product of modernity, passing through the past.

Disc Instrument vs Wheel.

Bronze calipers

It doesn't look like a modern vernier caliper, this isWang Mang of the Han DynastyA product of the period. The principle of its production and the method of use are the same as those of modern onesIt's more like the physical evidence that Wang Mang passed through.

Bronze calipers vs vernier calipers.

Ball boots

A pair of ball boots from the Southern Song Dynasty, the upper is cowhide, and on the sole, there is a round-toed iron nail that protrudes outward, which is very wear-resistant. The outside is wrapped in a layer of tung oil, which is waterproof and moisture-proof.

There are even nails on the soles of this ball boots, and now popular sneakers haveIt's the same thingWonderful!

Southern Song Dynasty ball boots. Talc rabbit

It's not like a mouse that is commonly used by modern people, but it's still a wireless one.

YesTang DynastyIt is one of the pressing stones used as a mat town, and because the rabbit means peace, the rabbit-shaped mat stone is very popular. It is said that when the people of the Tang Dynasty slept, they would spread mats on the bed and press the four corners of the mat with talcum rabbits.

Talc rabbitCrystal cups

You can tell it isWarring States periodYes?

Not only is it rare, but it's also usedA whole piece of crystalCarved out, the surface of the crystal cup has also passedPolishingof the treatment process. This crystal cup is one of the crystal products unearthed in ChinaMaxThe crystal cup, tooThe oldestof crystal cups.

Of course, the most surprising thing is not the material and craftsmanship of this crystal cup, butIt is very similar to the glass used in modern timesThis may just be a historical coincidence, or it may be an inevitability of the historical development process.

Crystal cupsTerracotta

The wonder of the world is unquestionable, you look at thisDetail of the sole

TerracottaTerracotta warriors of bronze chariots and horses

The production date dates back to before 210 BC at the latest. The bronze chariot and horse are mainly bronze, some are equipped with gold and silver, and each part of the accessories is cast independentlyThis combines casting technology, welding technology, inlay and pin connection technology, as well as live hinges, parent-child buckle connections, and even shaft connections.

It was the craftsmen of the Qin Dynasty who skillfully combined them to form the most complex structure and largest bronze in the history of Chinese archaeology in the 20th centuryBronze crown"Titled.

The most important thing is that all kinds of chains on the copper cart horse can be flexibly rotated, and even the doors and windows can be opened and closed freely, and can still be carried and used.

What a level of technical skill it must be to create something that is shocking.

Terracotta warriors of bronze chariots and horses

Polyhedron coal fine group printing

This is a product of the Western Wei Dynasty and is a seal. It is composed of 8 edges and 26 faces, of which 18 faces are square and 8 faces are triangular.

Fourteen of the 18 squares are engraved with inscriptions, each with a different content and a different purpose.

You see, it's all referenced in math problems.

Polyhedron coal fine group printing

It is incense burner

The product of stability and center of gravity in one, the spherical shell has a hemispherical furnace body located in the center, due to the weight of the furnace bodyNo matter how the spherical shell rolls and rotates, the intersection always remains this leveland the contents will not fall out.

In today's physics community, it is defined as follows: It is used by the incense burnerModern mechanical gyroscope device

It is incense burnerOf course, in addition to the four great inventions and the above in ancient China, there are many amazing ancient products in ancient China, which have witnessed the advanced wisdom and exquisite creativity of the ancients.

Next, let's take a look at some foreign ones.

This statuette found 1,500 years ago in Petén, Guatemala, is actually made of ceramicDetachablehelmets.

This is a hand-drawn pattern on the surface of the moon, yes1609 GalileoAfter using a telescope to observe the Moon,The first ever one.

It isVictorian eraThe prosthesis, which is a combination of steel and brass, is a hundred years old, is it".Human-machine fusion"The era of intelligence has come early

This is the armor worn by knights in Europe in the 15th century, which is enough to see the flexibility and flexibility. This can't help but remind people of those magical equipment in Marvel movies and television, but it is not groundless.

Disc from ancient Egypt, to see if there is a similarity with the domestic disc magic device;Are they inextricably linked?

This is 1000 yearsbeforeInca stonemasonsThe craftsmanship can be seen without mortar wrapping, and it can be done like thisTight-fitting。If today's bricklayers see it, they will say that sentence: ".Impossible, absolutely impossible

Clockwork Spirit", fromSweden in the 17th centuryThe hand of a watchmaker. The internal structure alone is confusing, and what is even more outrageous is that it has an input device, people can give it a signal, and it will automatically write and draw based on the input information.

Isn't this the character version of a modern CNC lathe?

Crab cover bowl, which is currently in a museum in the United States. To be precise, a product of domestic antiquity, yesQing Dynasty periodExported abroad;Not only is the whole vivid, but even the details are amazing, don't blink and stare at it, there isauspicious clouds

In fact, there are many unique ancient products abroad, and if you trace back to the source, the root of the great probability is China.

In the final analysis, whether domestic or foreign, these are the crystallization of wisdom left by the ancients in different periods, just like the sentence that has been passed down to this day".Skilled in work, craftsman in the heart, quality in the line

It's just that modern people "create in the new" on this basis.

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