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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

iirc charcoal (coal made from wood) was used first, then stonecoal, then oil

so it was a continuous transition. they didn't just wake up one day and started digging

[–] InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is the first I'm seeing "stonecoal" - is that what its really called?

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

idk in german it's called Steinkohle and Holzkohle, literally "stone coal" and "wood coal"

how would you call it then?