58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down12
arrow-up1345arrow-down1external-linkTIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.org58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·21 days agoThey beat Ada Lovelace? Citation needed.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-221 days agoIts the same inventor as this machine, referred to as the Hero of Alexandria. Largely they were complex theater puppets. Coincidentally I ran into it reading up on automata in mythology today. I’ll add my favorite bit of ancient technology here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
minus-squaretoynbee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoHiro Protagonist, presumably.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoLmfao I probably should know that thank you
minus-squarehkffepdsedzcfpjdxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoI’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 days agoPlot twist: Lovelace has that name because she was another rope-powered robot!
They beat Ada Lovelace? Citation needed.
Its the same inventor as this machine, referred to as the Hero of Alexandria. Largely they were complex theater puppets.
Coincidentally I ran into it reading up on automata in mythology today.
I’ll add my favorite bit of ancient technology here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
His name is Hero
Hiro Protagonist, presumably.
Heros are delicious
Lmfao I probably should know that thank you
I’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
Plot twist: Lovelace has that name because she was another rope-powered robot!