people with ADHD and autism in ancient civilizations served an important purpose by randomly hyperfixating on new objects thereby pushing forward science in random directions
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science is rarely a straight line, for example: motor vehicles, of the possible power methods investigated included:
water steam engine
ammoniacal gas-engines (ammonia steam)
electric battery
internal combustion
flywheel
compressed air
naphtha engine (burns & steams same fluid)
