Mummia

#1

Post by trkaky » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 7:28 PM UTC

Mummia
en.wikipedia.org

Re: Mummia

#2

Post by huhtenberg » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 7:55 PM UTC

Not to be confused with "mumijo", which has an equally weird background and used for similar purposes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumijo

Re: Mummia

#3

Post by overcast » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 8:04 PM UTC

I feel like there should be a separate heading for these types of fun facts. Neat information, but we're just posting a page from an Encyclopedia.

Re: Mummia

#4

Post by Retra » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 8:20 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #3

I feel like there should be a separate heading for these types of fun facts. Neat information, but we're just posting a page from an Encyclopedia.

They all say wikipedia.org next to them.

Re: Mummia

#5

Post by overcast » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 8:23 PM UTC

Retra wrote: post #4

overcast wrote: post #3

I feel like there should be a separate heading for these types of fun facts. Neat information, but we're just posting a page from an Encyclopedia.

They all say wikipedia.org next to them.

What's the point of random wiki pages on hacker news though?

Re: Mummia

#6

Post by tareqak » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 8:27 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #5

Retra wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They all say wikipedia.org next to them.

What's the point of random wiki pages on hacker news though?

> What to Submit

> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. [0]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Mummia

#7

Post by duskwuff » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 8:39 PM UTC

huhtenberg wrote: post #2

Not to be confused with "mumijo", which has an equally weird background and used for similar purposes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumijo

I'm not sure that's a separate thing, actually. It sounds like a regional variant of the same original concept (rock tar taken as medicine).

Re: Mummia

#8

Post by Razengan » Wed, Aug 07, 2019, 9:28 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #5

Retra wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They all say wikipedia.org next to them.

What's the point of random wiki pages on hacker news though?

To generate discussion from a modern point of view.

There is nothing new under the sun, and inspiration can come from anywhere.

Re: Mummia

#9

Post by Razengan » Thu, Aug 08, 2019, 12:14 AM UTC

Razengan wrote: post #8

overcast wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the point of random wiki pages on hacker news though?

To generate discussion from a modern point of view. There is nothing new under the sun, and inspiration can come from anywhere.

For example, having learned about mummia, I might incorporate it as an item or crafting ingredient in a game :) and a player might learn about this through that, which may inspire them on to something else.