CptnBlackTurban

Also let's not forget that there was a democratic election in Egypt that elected a president who was leaning towards a "pro-Palestinian" stance.

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He got overthrown by the head of the military.

Accepted? More like orchestrated!

You pay a lease for the cab (usually per 12hr shift). Doesn't matter how much you make you're still responsible for the lease. Get the car with a full tank of gas gotta return full.

Exactly!

I always say it's not a technological feat to create a Honda Civic (or Mini Cooper for your side of the pond) but rather a logistical feat that we've created a network of roads for that vehicle to travel on. I can't imagine such a small compact car being able to drive anywhere a few hundred years before it (if you were able to teleport it with an unlimited supply of petrol.)

I'll pick up your book because your topic amazes me. I studied molecular biology in a previous life but am fascinated about societal/development evolution.

I sparked a huge argument last family holiday when I asked my family a question that seemed pretty straight forward but inadvertently attacked everyone's ego. The question was if you were teleported to an era of ~1000 years ago (some time before industrialization or even gun powder was developed) would you be able to alter society or attain a level of high governance based on your "future knowledge?" At first everyone gave a simple and quick "of course yes" answers but when I played devil's advocate and asked a few questions most realized that even with a sophisticated knowledge of thermodynamics/electrical magnetism/ advanced politics or etc you won't have the support to implement any of it. No one (king or senator) would accept your ideas and if you weren't killed for having these far fetched thoughts you'd probably at best be equal to the crazy guy on the corner blabbing about aliens or governmental conspiracies. "You guys just watch: we're all going to have computers in our pockets that will have all of the world's collective information accessible to everyone. Just wait and see!"

How was Yemen? Did you go to Aden? You know it was controlled by Britain not too long ago. Port city right on the red sea. What's not to love?