[ WP ] Explain a piece of modern technology to a person from around 100-500 CE .

`` How does this work?'' 
 
 `` Okay, this'll take a bit of explaining. First, all matter is made up of things called atoms, ya'know, like what the Greek philosophers thought existed. Atoms are made up of smaller parts, one of which is called an electron. When electrons flow through metal, it's called electricity. Now, in my time, scientists have built machines that can generate and control the flow of electricity. In this device, electricity flows through metal wires.. The electricity can also be used to transmit some sort of code called'binary,' which is composed of 1s and 0s, or'on' and'off' in this case. The binary code is used in miniaturized calculation devices, which can be programmed to do certain actions with a type of different code. These computing devices are hooked up to light emitting diodes, which rely on electricity to create a certain color of light. Furthermore, the diodes also have the capacity that, when touched by a human finger, transmits code in binary back to the calculation device, which performs more calculations, which causes the diodes to chance color, thus allowing the user to interact with the data!'' 
 
 `` Yes, but I was referring to how I kill the little green pigs with the bird.''
