All the physics and metallurgy things. I am also slowly acquiring skills in construction and farming.
Don't forget beer making! I understand enough about distillation to probably make liquor without killing people.
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You don't need distillation to make beer though, do you?
Nope. Just fermentation.
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Does it count if I have been keeping a copy of all the Kiwix releases and could submit those documents? It would certainly be one hell of a kickstart.
Otherwise, screw civilization... Here's how you build and tune a trebuchet (yeah I have a bit of experience with the construction, as long as someone else supplies the rope).
I'm not sure there is anything I could contribute that someone else couldn't. Probably basic germ theory?
Some basic concepts of medication - clean wounds (preferably with alcohol, because it kills germs), understand how germs spread, and know the basic ideas behind vaccines. If society had known these things 1000 years ago, it would've saved billions of lives.
Never trust someone who says one thing but tries to do another, or who's inconsistent on something while saying they're not.
My contribution is a very practical tip for parents: When you need to carry a kid sitting on your shoulders, first pick them up and have them sit with both legs on your right shoulder. Then, with your right hand, grab the kid's right leg, and with your left hand grab the kid's left leg and lift it over your head to place it in your left shoulder. Mirror the maneuver if necessary. The result is a quick lift-sit-and-switch technique, and fewers kicks to the head.
I would explain how to replenish the world. "Bad news everyone, sex causes children...".
Can't go wrong with the Old Testament, amirite guise?
How to make fire
How to get rid of hiccoughs. No one knows this trick! All you need to do is hold the flaps of your ears closed and drink a little water. It works every time!
This can't be true, as the real method is to plug your nose, look at the ceiling and drink out of the left side of a cup.
Another one is a small spoonful of peanut butter. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
As many works and studies about morality and ethics as possible, because god knows we threw those out the window long ago, and it's biting our asses now. I'd also add an emphasis on John Rawls' works, particularly "Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical" and "A Theory of Justice".
Paper making and double entry accounting
Is there a book called "Living off the Land for Dummies"?