If the atomic bomb was developed in the Middle Ages...

[Senor Smoke21]

The Crusades would have been a hell of a lot more funny.

Could of given Assassins creed a better ending. Instead of that poor boss fight, everyone just gets nuked!
=]

 

[Gerazzi]

They would throw it on the ground and nothing would happen. They would no idea how to detonate it.

now you're just ruining it for everyone

End. Of. The. World.

No doubt on that one, but who developed it... everyone keeps on assuming it'd be Catholics...

WOW this has been rather popular, and I am surprised I didn't get reported for spam

 

[Mr_spamamam]

nuclear powered knights

 

[sms_117b]

I'd imagine that the 100 years war between England and France would be shorter.

I'd also imagine that most non Christian countries/states/forces/cities would have been either wiped out or converted, middle ages were all about the holy wars!

 

[Combined]

Probably some interesting wars once in the late 19th century.

What? People in the middle ages have not a single chance to develop a bomb, and even if they would, they have no way to drop or launch it without exploding themselves. Or just drop or launch it. It'd just sit there, defying the odds.

 

[Gerazzi]

Probably some interesting wars once in the late 19th century.

What? People in the middle ages have not a single chance to develop a bomb, and even if they would, they have no way to drop or launch it without exploding themselves. Or just drop or launch it. It'd just sit there, defying the odds.

I knoooow, but I'm going under the assumption that they would

 

[Saul B]

This is a retarded thread. How the hell are people who just barely know how to throw large flaming rocks at each other suppose to just suddenly learn how to split the atom and use that to somehow create a working A-bomb? The very word "Atom" probably did not even exist back then. So yea, this is a pretty pointless thread, even for a "what if thread"

Actually the word 'Atom' comes from the greek 'Atomos' meaning 'Can't be split.' Just thought I'd point that out.

 

[ThePlasmatizer]

Well it wouldn't be the end of the world so to speak, it would mean the end of any developing civilizations though.

 

[Combined]

Probably some interesting wars once in the late 19th century.

What? People in the middle ages have not a single chance to develop a bomb, and even if they would, they have no way to drop or launch it without exploding themselves. Or just drop or launch it. It'd just sit there, defying the odds.

I knoooow, but I'm going under the assumption that they would

Well, if they would have the means, then I'd say... Lots and lots of crispy Chicken. And crispy humans, of course.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

They'd trebuchet it a couple hundred metres, then be destroyed in their own explosion.

 

[Internet Kraken]

If the Atomic bomb was developed in the middle ages then it would not have been the middle ages.

 

[forever saturday]

Unlike today, if one country thought it could take over another it probably would. So whichever country had it would probably take those bombs and destroy the world. Unfortunately, Im not kidding.

 

[Battle Medic]

well, seeing as EVERYONE in that time were religious/stupid radicals, i would say they would kil the Infadels/Non-Believers, and destroy the world in the name of their "God"

So the kings and queens would fight for ten minutes instead of decades for the gods they made?
There's my quote of the month.

This is a retarded thread. How the hell are people who just barely know how to throw large flaming rocks at each other suppose to just suddenly learn how to split the atom and use that to somehow create a working A-bomb? The very word "Atom" probably did not even exist back then. So yea, this is a pretty pointless thread, even for a "what if thread"

Actually, it was Greek (or Latin, I forget) for something very small. Also, if this thread is "retarded", then why are you posting on it?

 

[ChaoticLegion]

They'd sit on it just to feel the power between their legs.... similarly to Armageddon xD

 

[SamLowry]

Just because 99.9% of them were ignorant, fanatical, murdering psychopaths doesn't mean you should tar them all with the same brush!

Now I'm confused. Are you talking about the people in this thread here?

Really, guys. It's simply jaw-dropping how little historical facts are known in here.
Yes, even in a highly fictional what-if-scenario can you non-impress others by your sheer non-existant knowledge of history.

So much gone awry, I can't even list it...
Origin of the word atom
Motif for the Crusades
Real sociological impact of the with hunts (which were a fucking phenomenon of MODERN TIMES by the way!)
and so on and so on

Take Harry Frankfurt for an advice:
If you don't know anything about a specific topic and you know this, either stop talking all the way or keep on quacking, but anything that comes out of your mouth after that point can only be BULLSHIT.

 

[irishstormtrooper]

. . .then the world would have been destroyed a lot earlier.

 

[Dele]

Uh . . . if there were people smart enough to make A-bombs there probably weren't people dumb enough to accuse others of witchcraft.

Similarly, you can't "drop the bomb" unless you either have planes, or rockets, and if you planes and rockets what do you need a-bombs for against your bow firing enemies? They wouldn't have used them during the crusades either, teh crusades were meant to retake the holy land. You don't nuke Jerusalem.

This is a pretty dumb thread all around. If someone in the middle ages is smart enough to have an a-bomb then it's not the middle ages anymore it's just the modern times 500 years earlier and if one group has that technology then just imagine a world where everyone's shooting bow and arrow except one country has tanks and plane and nuclear bombs.

Just like Iran? Unfortunately brilliant people, just like Newton, can also be religious nutjobs.

 

[darkless]

I would be wondering why the hell they were killing each other with swords.

 

[Taerdin]

well, seeing as EVERYONE in that time were religious/stupid radicals

Do you ACTUALLY believe that? Even if your impression of the time encompasses the beliefs and views of those in power, and who wrote history, I'm pretty sure that isnt a majority.

Basically I'm playing the 'wild assumption' card on you

 

[Archemetis]

I would imagine they'd be launching them at all heretic villages and countries and the world would have literally cracked in half before any of us could give a crap.

In a more upbeat vision of this particular debate, It would have accelerated our scientific understanding at some alarming pace, and we'd probably have space colonisation nailed by now.