Jun
03
2008
The Museum of Ancient Inventions
Baghdad battery componentsCourtesy IronieHere’s an interesting web site of ancient inventions re-constructed by students at Smith College in western Massachusetts. A short history is given of each invention and there are links to the methods the students used to recreate them. I thought the ancient Baghdad battery that produces 1.1 volts of electricity was particularly intriguing. Also, the coin-operated holy water dispenser drew my attention. According to Wikipedia it's believed to be the first vending machine ever manufactured.
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thats crazy that someone was just sitting around thinking how they can sell holy water why didnt they do it with food then?
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