A Lego Replica of the Antikythera Mechanism 74
A user writes "The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at around 100 BCE. Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a shipwreck in 1901. But not until a century later was its purpose understood: an astronomical clock that determines the positions of celestial bodies with extraordinary precision. In 2010, a fully-functional replica out of Lego (YouTube video) was built."
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
No, you idiot, that's obviously not how it works. If you find a bug in this, you cause the entire celestial system to collapse in on itself, killing us all!
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2012 (Score:0, Funny)
Maybe the original device was built by ancient aliens. Does the lego model tell us anything interesting about 2012?
Re:my scientific observation (Score:2, Funny)
I think I understand how an oxy-acetylene torch works, but I don't think I could duplicate its function with legos...
Well, you can duplicate its function with bacon [popsci.com]. That also counts.