AMH JubberKnowledge ArkNoah’s Ark · how to rebuild
Superposition
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Knowledge for rebuilding, kept for 4026.

6,000 knowledge packages a community would need to rebuild after a long break: clean water, food, shelter, tools, energy, health, maths, records, trade, language and more. Each package says why it matters, what it should contain and what it depends on. In-depth build sheets, with history, how it works, parts diagrams and step-by-step builds, start with the telescope and the watch.

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Its sister: the Culture Ark, 2,000 things to keep for 4026 →

Build sheets

How to make it, what the parts are, how it works and where it came from.

🔭Telescopelenses, light path, mountOpen the build sheet →⌚Pendulum Clockmainspring, gears, escapementOpen the build sheet →💧Slow Sand Water Filtersand, charcoal, gravelOpen the build sheet →☀️Solar Stillevaporate, condense, collectOpen the build sheet →🕰Sundialgnomon, latitude, hour linesOpen the build sheet →🧭Magnetic Compassmagnetised needle, pivotOpen the build sheet →📻Crystal Radioantenna, coil, diodeOpen the build sheet →🚿Hydraulic Ram Pumpwater hammer, valvesOpen the build sheet →🚲Bicycle Generatordynamo, regulator, batteryOpen the build sheet →🔥Kilnchamber, draft, firingOpen the build sheet →🧵Loomwarp, weft, shedOpen the build sheet →🖨Printing Presstype, ink, platenOpen the build sheet →

All 6,000 packages

How it was made

AI research teams drafted the packages in three sets of 2,000, each with its reason, proposed contents, dependencies and a safety note. A package says what should exist, not that it has been tested in the field. The full lists live on Apiary: read how the packages work.