Tea Cup Changed China's History - QI Preview - BBC One

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Stephen Fry gets the gist of geography with Jo Brand, Rob Brydon, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

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[EricMetalGuitarist]

A couple corrections to this video. The Chinese actually did have wine from ancient times, although it was not the grape wine of ancient Greece and Rome, but rice-based wine. The Chinese imported glass from the Middle East and the Roman Empire in ancient times. Also, just because the Chinese did not have glass, does not mean they lacked mirrors! They used round metal mirrors instead, usually made of bronze.

[quesonegro]

shame we don't have shows like this in the U.S

[ShapzPlaysGames]

@EricMetalGuitarist But, wine is not wine if it's not from grape? Vigne in french for grape bushes..

[AlexanderT21]

@quesonegro I heard there was a proposal to do an American QI with Kelsey Grammar hosting. Just a rumor though, as far as I know.

[sextonqpr]

@rftluong ahh...I didn't call him an idiot. I said a fool. There's a diffrence!

[rftluong]

@sextonqpr he created an informative message post, even if it's bullshit, you don't have to call him an idiot for it ... be better to bring up the error in their post.

[rftluong]

@501028 hey, yeah ericmetalguitarist is referring to rice-wine. It IS still called rice wine no matter what you want to say about it. However, you're right it's not grape-based which leads into QI's point that it doesn't have the colour (rice wine is clear). Second, the mirror thing. The mirrors they used back then isn't that different from how we use them now (in the practical uses). It's disingenuous to compare it to water ... ... I think you're both right to a degree though. Anyways, :)

[Murder0redruM]

@quesonegro do you not have BBC on cable??

[McPrfctday]

The first time I heard this "no glass in China" idea was on James Burke's 'Connections'. A brilliant TV series by the way.

[lohphat]

Glass is great for flasks in chemistry -- except -- when used with fluorine which etches it.

[OmNomNommingOnSouls]

@quesonegro That must be like, human cruelty, how can you live without QI??? XD

[sextonqpr]

@EricMetalGuitarist Im not entirely sure how you managed to get top comment(apart from making up bullshit that sounds plausible),but you sir are a fool