I thought this was pretty amazing.
http://link.brightco...id=704706701001
Pretty clever people to build this...
First Analog Computer? 1800 years old??
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Homer1
, Aug 16 2012 09:54 PM
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#2
Silas
Posted 16 August 2012 - 10:00 PM
Well that was pretty amazing...
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 10:15 PM
Lego = the future...and the past
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#4
Roddex
Posted 16 August 2012 - 10:34 PM
That's cool. The things ancient people did with simple means are pretty incredible.
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#5
Carenthor Loon
Posted 16 August 2012 - 10:44 PM
The things ancient people did with simple means are pretty incredible.
Yeah, I hear Sancho used to reproduce sound using nothing more than pressed vinyl and a needle.
(trolling aside, that is a mightily impressive machine)
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#6
Granger
Posted 17 August 2012 - 01:12 PM
1800 years old? Or ~2112?
(trolling aside, that is a mightily impressive machine)
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#7
Sancho
Posted 17 August 2012 - 01:32 PM
I have always wondered just how much knowledge was lost after the Greek and Roman empires fell and the Dark Ages began. I suspect it's lots.
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#8
Sadamu
Posted 17 August 2012 - 01:55 PM
Awesome.
Here's a wearable (and much less affordable) version:
http://blog.perpetue...nism-live-pics/
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AkJon Ferguson
Posted 24 August 2012 - 04:33 PM
I remember when Ablanoth invented that, it caused quite a stir at the time. I had just come back from Agony's last roam and ...
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