58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down13
arrow-up1368arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·5 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-up4·3 days agoHiro Protagonist, presumably.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoLmfao I probably should know that thank you
minus-squarehkffepdsedzcfpjdxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
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.
Lmfao I probably should know that thank you
Heros are delicious
I’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?