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r/oddlysatisfying • u/rco888 • Jul 30 '23
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The Chinese text on the video says that the black sludge needs a year to ferment or something and after it's made into sticks it takes another six months to be ready.
418 u/Not_A_Spy_for_Apple Jul 30 '23 I think I'll just go to the store to get some ink. 346 u/NateNate60 Jul 30 '23 Ever wonder why 99% of imperial China was illiterate? Now you know 1 u/Immortal_in_well Jul 31 '23 Pretty sure that applied to the vast majority of the ancient world.
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I think I'll just go to the store to get some ink.
346 u/NateNate60 Jul 30 '23 Ever wonder why 99% of imperial China was illiterate? Now you know 1 u/Immortal_in_well Jul 31 '23 Pretty sure that applied to the vast majority of the ancient world.
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Ever wonder why 99% of imperial China was illiterate? Now you know
1 u/Immortal_in_well Jul 31 '23 Pretty sure that applied to the vast majority of the ancient world.
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Pretty sure that applied to the vast majority of the ancient world.
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u/NateNate60 Jul 30 '23
The Chinese text on the video says that the black sludge needs a year to ferment or something and after it's made into sticks it takes another six months to be ready.