Clay pot. Copper cylinder. Iron rod. Add vinegar, and you will cause the rod to emit an electric charge. Stick that rod in some water, and you'll electrolyze it, which makes it really easy to, for instance, put gold plate on something.
Electric-powered technology from two thousand years ago.
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