Ancient Alien Technology

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While watching a TV show about whether or not aliens had visited the earth in ancient times an interesting technology question became clear. The premise of the show was that people must have incapable of making these items on their own, therefore someone else must have developed them.

That is a very sad premise. It implies that individuals are incapable of making advancements, and creating new things and new technologies.  Hogwash.  Most people today couldn't make a fire without a match or a lighter.  Therefore ancient man must have had lighters and matches? Of course not. Flint and steal, maybe.  How about rubbing two sticks together? Battery and steal wool?  How about a Coke can and a chocolate bar.

I prefer to believe that people are capable of creative thought. That they can invent new things and new technologies. It is what makes start up companies work. It is what makes technology companies thrive.  It is what makes people prosper.

Applying this to investing in technology which is the better way to go? Invest in a company that has not progressed, or in one that solves problems. 

For those that have not figured out that the Coke can and chocolate bar can really start a fire, this is not alien technology.  The chocolate bar is used as a polishing agent to polish the bottom of the coke can, or any soda can, to become a reflective magnifying mirror (similar to a magnifying glass) focusing the light from the sun to a point.  And yes I have made a fire this way. A full description can be found at: http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/fire/cokeandchocolatebar/