The Baghdad Battery, a clay pot housing a copper cylinder and iron rod, discovered during 1936 excavations near Baghdad, has long intrigued scholars. Was it merely a storage vessel, or did it serve a more electrifying purpose? Recent scholarship suggests a startling possibility: could this ancient artifact have been a medical device?
In a groundbreaking article published in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Keyser challenged conventional wisdom, proposing that ancient Mesopotamians might have utilized electric currents for therapeutic purposes. His hypothesis reignited the debate about the true function of the Baghdad Battery and its implications for our understanding of ancient technology and medicine.
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Arcing current at a substation disconnect switch shutting off a 15,000 volt circuit.
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illus. Yuu Nishida "Jolteon" from Sword & Shield Promos
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Digi and Bytt of Team Cyber
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STORMUR (Flying/Electric) the tiny bird pokemon
A solitary STORMUR is barely able to produce enough electricity to create sparks and crackling sounds, but when a large flock comes together, their energy combined is able to create giant thunderstorms wherever they go
STORMUR (Storm/Murmur) is similar to WISHIWASHI, a single small pokemon that merges with others to form a larger one, but insted of having the ability "Schooling" its ability is called "Murmuration"
It is of course based on a murmuration of birds, a large group of birds flying as a single mass, usually composed of Starlings, but other birds like robins and blackbirds can form murmurations
The solo form is based on the Yellowheaded Blackbird, one of the species known to form murmurations
Its murmuration form however is based on the Thunderbird from native american folklore. As its name suggest, the thunderbird is known for creating thunderstorms wherever it goes, with its wing producing the sound of thunder when they flap. Altough its name is "Thunderbird" many accounts of supposed sightings describe the creature looking very similar to prehistoric pterosaurs, with even some alleged photos of supposedly captured thunderbirds showing them like one, and that is why the murmuration form looks like a mix of bird and pterosaur.
Its shiny colors are based on Northwest Pacific art, in which Thunderbirds are a very recurring theme
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