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KogaSteelfang posted...

Also, did it bother anyone else that when Loki asked how long it's take him to learn what OB and Victor know, OB said decades, but Victor said Centuries? Um, but full of yourself there aren't you Mr Timely?

I took that to be about the time periods they're both from. Basic math and being able to read is something a small child is able to do today, they weren't in Timely's period.
So while OB assumes Loki is able to read,write, do math and has a basic understanding of physics and engineering, Timely assumes he's the same as an average person of his time period which are centuries behind Timely's own knowledge and understanding of those concepts.