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What if gun powder had been invented earlier? Would for example the ancient Greeks have been able to discover the right mixture of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal? Would they have been able to make bronze cannons centuries before the Chinese developed them? People often ask why humans didn't come up with xyz earlier in history, when it seems so obvious in hindsight. Here is my take on that. *** Sources / Credits *** https://greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2016/01/huo-qiang.html http://chemistryislife.com/the-chemistry-of-greek-fire http://freepyroinfo.com/Pyrotechnic/Black_Powder/Section_10.pdf https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E9%BB%91%E9%BE%8D%E6%B1%9F%E7%81%AB%E9%8A%83.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yuan_chinese_gun.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yuan_Bronze_Cannon.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnamese_wooden_cannon_captured_at_the_Vinh_Long_citadel_by_the_French_on_23_March_1862.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NHM_-_Homo_sapiens_Modell_1.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archaic_period.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Greece_Bronze_Hoplite_Warrior_Statue_(28660212241).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karaman_Museum_2072.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yuan_chinese_gun.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bronze_cannon_of_1332.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turkish_Bronze_Cannon_at_the_Tower_of_London_(02).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gastraphetes_-_Biton%27s_catapult_-_catapulta_di_Bitone.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gastraphetes_-_catapult_ancestor_-_antica_catapulta.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_reconstruction_of_Archimedes%27_steam_cannon,_in_Kotsanas_Museum_of_Ancient_Greek_Archaeology.jpg Wallace Collection Online - The Collection | Result https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:020220210_121957_swords_from_Prussia,_10th_-_11th_century,_Yatvingia.jpg https://manuscriptminiatures.com/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palaeolithic_Hunting_Scene_in_the_Lotte_World_Folk_Museum.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_larged_D-shaped_backed_blade_(FindID_852405).jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Palaeolithic_tool_%28FindID_99251%29.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blade_point_projectile_of_Early_Upper_Palaeolithic_date_(FindID_733473).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palaeolithic_to_Mesolithic_Lithic_Implement_Blade_(FindID_161708).jpg *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server: http://www.patreon.com/skallagrim https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/skallswag/ If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: https://www.bonfire.com/welcome/07bb14169c804/ Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: https://www.kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars): https://gamersupps.gg/Skall I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: https://beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD *** Other social media *** https://bsky.app/profile/skallagrim.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/SkallagrimYT https://www.instagram.com/skallagrim_yt/ #skallagrim #history #alternatehistory #timeline #historicalweapons #historicalguns