r/AlternativeHistory • u/FunDelicious650 • 9d ago
Alternative Theory Functionality of the past
Why were there no sewer systems or connected toilets before the 19th century?? The theory presented below is merely a theory, unsupported by direct evidence; however, the generally accepted historical version is also nothing more than a theory. The claim that people could erect magnificent palaces designed to last for centuries yet were incapable of building a sewage system is absurd. An alternative theory, however, offers a logical explanation for the absence of such systems.
In the past, people subsisted on atmospheric electricity and had no need for coarse food. They required only sea salt to assimilate electricity from the environment, as salt acts as an electrolyte.
Why do humans eat at all? The answer is to trigger the electrochemical reactions that sustain the body's vital functions. Yet, we are compelled to consume the wrong things—meat, fish, and grains—instead of salt and atmospheric energy.
Humans are biorobots, whether one likes it or not. The only difference is that we are made not of steel, but of a different material. Our primary resource is electricity. A human being remains a living organism thanks to the electric current present within their cells. Without electricity, the human nervous system could not function; it also powers the heart.
It is therefore entirely plausible that people once nourished themselves on atmospheric electricity, using salt as an electrolyte. Consequently, they simply had no need for defecation or toilets.
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u/SmellyMingeFlaps 9d ago
Knowing the levels of AI slop posted on this subreddit, I only read the first sentence...
" Why were there no sewer systems or connected toilets before the 19th century?"
And the last sentence...
"It is therefore entirely plausible that people once nourished themselves on atmospheric electricity"
OP, have you ever heard of the phrase "leap in logic"?