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[–]hajamieli 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

That doesn't mean they don't understand what rubber is

Actually does mean, since they'd not understand what it is. It wasn't a thing until Mr Goodyear figured out how to vulcanize it, and the process still isn't 100% perfect, since over time rubber either becomes brittle or turns into goo.

people since the dawn of man have understood that if a white woman copulates with a black man

No, people until recently and still some don't understand the cause-effect of even sex and pregnancy, nor inherited traits. It was / is thought of some divine bullshit.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

yawn What would people 2000 years ago say about the words, "dihydrogen monoxide?"

I think you get the point.

[–]hajamieli 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Point is, rubbery stuff didn’t exist. That’s why even the word rubbery describes the material, which hasn’t been around that long.